Round 2128 time to vote for scazon

[mshefler]

Here are 18 definitions for scazon, only one of which came from a real dictionary.
Vote for your two best guesses no later than 7 PM EDT, Friday, August 6.

1. a fast, unarmed galliot of two masts.

2. a brass reed instrument in which the pitch is varied by a slide
instead of keys.

3. a pustular rash.

4. a choliamb.

5. an odd, whimsical, or stubborn notion.

6. one who embezzles money by means of altering computer programs.

7. a dry moat.

8. an incomplete or early basket guard formed by extending the lower
quillon back over the hand but not attaching it to the pommel.

9. a kind of hand-drawn cart of Italy.

10. [Heraldry] to change a coat of arms by removing one or more of the
symbols previously emblazoned on it. Mostly (but infrequently) used
for significant changes in a family's status, affiliations, or
history.

11. [Architecture] a stringcourse.

12. an alternate reality.

13. [obs. Nav. sl.] to scan the horizon for sails.

14. the device attached to the shaft of a windmill, which rotates freely,
keeping the blades pointing into the wind.

15. a kind of cabbage having crisp almost white leaves.

16. (more commonly _ska_) a type of Jamaican music.

17. one of a series of armour plates that go around the hips like a
skirt.

18. a slender flexible rod tipped with a sponge for passing down the
throat and into the oesophagus in order to apply medication or remove
an obstruction.


[Jim Hart]

I'll take the long and the short: 4 and 10.

Jim

[Toni Savage]

3 'cause I feel yucky and 10 because Heraldry has SOOO many oddball words.
*-- Toni Savage



----- Original Message ----
From: mshefler <stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com>
To: Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Sent: Thu, August 5, 2010 10:49:35 AM
Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2128 time to vote for scazon


Here are 18 definitions for scazon, only one of which came from a real
dictionary.
Vote for your two best guesses no later than 7 PM EDT, Friday, August
6.

1.* a fast, unarmed galliot of two masts.

2.* a brass reed instrument in which the pitch is varied by a slide
instead of keys.

3.* a pustular rash.

4.* a choliamb.

5.* an odd, whimsical, or stubborn notion.

6.* one who embezzles money by means of altering computer programs.

7.* a dry moat.

8.* an incomplete or early basket guard formed by extending the lower
quillon back over the hand but not attaching it to the pommel.

9.* a kind of hand-drawn cart of Italy.

10.* [Heraldry] to change a coat of arms by removing one or more of the
symbols previously emblazoned on it. Mostly (but infrequently) used
for significant changes in a family's status, affiliations, or
history.

11.* [Architecture] a stringcourse.

12.* an alternate reality.

13.* [obs. Nav. sl.] to scan the horizon for sails.

14.* the device attached to the shaft of a windmill, which rotates
freely,
keeping the blades pointing into the wind.

15.* a kind of cabbage having crisp almost white leaves.

16.* (more commonly _ska_) a type of Jamaican music.

17.* one of a series of armour plates that go around the hips like a
skirt.

18.* a slender flexible rod tipped with a sponge for passing down the
throat and into the oesophagus in order to apply medication or remove
an obstruction.



--
mshefler

[Dodi Schultz]

OMG. There are only four of these that I'm sure (well, reasonably sure)
aren't real, and one of them is the one I made up.

It's *really* intimidating when words you don't recognize are used to
define a word you don't recognize.

My wild guesses:

> 5. an odd, whimsical, or stubborn notion.
>

and

> 15. a kind of cabbage having crisp almost white leaves.
>

--Dodi

[Dave Cunningham]

2 and 10 as being sufficiently unlikely

Dave

On Aug 5, 10:49*am, mshefler <sta... (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote:
> Here are 18 definitions for scazon, only one of which came from a real
> dictionary.
> Vote for your two best guesses no later than 7 PM EDT, Friday, August
> 6.
>
> 1. *a fast, unarmed galliot of two masts.
>
> 2. *a brass reed instrument in which the pitch is varied by a slide
> instead of keys.
>
> 3. *a pustular rash.
>
> 4. *a choliamb.
>
> 5. *an odd, whimsical, or stubborn notion.
>
> 6. *one who embezzles money by means of altering computer programs.
>
> 7. *a dry moat.
>
> 8. *an incomplete or early basket guard formed by extending the lower
> quillon back over the hand but not attaching it to the pommel.
>
> 9. *a kind of hand-drawn cart of Italy.
>
> 10. *[Heraldry] to change a coat of arms by removing one or more of the
> symbols previously emblazoned on it. Mostly (but infrequently) used
> for significant changes in a family's status, affiliations, or
> history.
>
> 11. *[Architecture] a stringcourse.
>
> 12. *an alternate reality.
>
> 13. *[obs. Nav. sl.] to scan the horizon for sails.
>
> 14. *the device attached to the shaft of a windmill, which rotates
> freely,
> keeping the blades pointing into the wind.
>
> 15. *a kind of cabbage having crisp almost white leaves.
>
> 16. *(more commonly _ska_) a type of Jamaican music.
>
> 17. *one of a series of armour plates that go around the hips like a
> skirt.
>
> 18. *a slender flexible rod tipped with a sponge for passing down the
> throat and into the oesophagus in order to apply medication or remove
> an obstruction.
>
> --
> mshefler

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 5 and 10.

Guerri

mshefler wrote:
>
> 5. an odd, whimsical, or stubborn notion.
>
> 10. [Heraldry] to change a coat of arms by removing one or more of the
> symbols previously emblazoned on it. Mostly (but infrequently) used
> for significant changes in a family's status, affiliations, or
> history.

[Tim Lodge]

I'm tempted by 4, 9, 10 11, and 18 - can't I have more than 2 votes?
Oh, well, I'll just have to choose:

9. a kind of hand-drawn cart of Italy.

10. [Heraldry] to change a coat of arms by removing one or
more of the
symbols previously emblazoned on it. Mostly (but infrequently)
used
for significant changes in a family's status, affiliations, or
history.

-- Tim L

[Daniel B. Widdis]

--
Dan

-----Original Message-----
From: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com [mailto:dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com] On Behalf
Of mshefler
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 7:50 AM
To: Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2128 time to vote for scazon


Here are 18 definitions for scazon, only one of which came from a real
dictionary.
Vote for your two best guesses no later than 7 PM EDT, Friday, August
6.

1. I'm pretty sure we've dealt all the obscure ship names.

2. I'm a musician, so unless this is an ancient, obsolete instrument, no
thanks.

3. Medical woids are more complex.

4. I don't know what a choliamb is. Maybe.

5. Likely a throwaway def.

6. H@ck3rz have moar l33+ nam3z.

7. There should probably be a word for a dry moat. Maybe.

8. The woid sounds like weaponry. Maybe.

9. Not often are 'a kind of' defs true. Despite my leanings toward anything
Italian... nope.

10. Too close to 'blazon' to be heraldic.

11. Might be architectural. Maybe.

12. An alternate reality would probably have a more scientific name.

13. It would have to be really obscure naval slang for me not to know it.

14. That device needs a name. Maybe.

15. Another 'a kind of' to exclude. And not even Italian.

16. An 'a type of' cousin to 'a kind of'. Pass the rum, but no.

17. Haven't we dealt all the types of armor by now?

18. Another medical def that suggests something more complex.

So I guess I have to pick between 4, 7, 8, 11, and 14. Since Tim wanted
more votes and two of these match the ones he couldn't vote for, I'll settle
for 4 and 11.


--
mshefler

[Judy Madnick]

<< 4. a choliamb.

<< 8. an incomplete or early basket guard formed by extending
<< the lower
<< quillon back over the hand but not attaching it to the pommel.

Judy Madnick

[JohnnyB]

Mike

I'll go for #4 on the grounds that it sounds kind-of sad and #14 on the
grounds that there ought to be a word for one of those

JohnnyB

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> [mailto:dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com] On Behalf Of mshefler
> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 3:50 PM
> To: Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2128 time to vote for scazon
>
>
> Here are 18 definitions for scazon, only one of which came
> from a real dictionary.
> Vote for your two best guesses no later than 7 PM EDT,
> Friday, August 6.
>
> 1. a fast, unarmed galliot of two masts.
>
> 2. a brass reed instrument in which the pitch is varied by a
> slide instead of keys.
>
> 3. a pustular rash.
>
> 4. a choliamb.
>
> 5. an odd, whimsical, or stubborn notion.
>
> 6. one who embezzles money by means of altering computer programs.
>
> 7. a dry moat.
>
> 8. an incomplete or early basket guard formed by extending
> the lower quillon back over the hand but not attaching it to
> the pommel.
>
> 9. a kind of hand-drawn cart of Italy.
>
> 10. [Heraldry] to change a coat of arms by removing one or
> more of the symbols previously emblazoned on it. Mostly (but
> infrequently) used for significant changes in a family's
> status, affiliations, or history.
>
> 11. [Architecture] a stringcourse.
>
> 12. an alternate reality.
>
> 13. [obs. Nav. sl.] to scan the horizon for sails.
>
> 14. the device attached to the shaft of a windmill, which
> rotates freely, keeping the blades pointing into the wind.
>
> 15. a kind of cabbage having crisp almost white leaves.
>
> 16. (more commonly _ska_) a type of Jamaican music.
>
> 17. one of a series of armour plates that go around the hips
> like a skirt.
>
> 18. a slender flexible rod tipped with a sponge for passing
> down the throat and into the oesophagus in order to apply
> medication or remove an obstruction.
> 
>
>
> --
> mshefler

[Tim Bourne]

7 and 10, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B
(using a temporary address)

[Millie Morgan]

Golly, I don't even understand half of these defs!
But 1 and 7 seem an unlikely pair, so they can have my votes

> 1. a fast, unarmed galliot of two masts.
> 7. a dry moat.


Millie

[Matthew]

My votes go to:

5. *an odd, whimsical, or stubborn notion.

and

17. *one of a series of armour plates that go around the hips like a
skirt.

Matthew Grieco

[Christopher Carson]

Eschewing Vox Pop, I'm going to go with 1 and 7.

Chris

[Tony Abell]

I'll take the bold 8 and the unlikely 12:

> 8. an incomplete or early basket guard formed by extending the lower
> quillon back over the hand but not attaching it to the pommel.

> 12. an alternate reality.

[Scott Crom]

I'll have 4 and the overlooked 6, please.

Scott

[Nancy Shepherdson]

No idea. 5 and 16, just to say I picked two.

Nancy

On Aug 5, 9:49*am, mshefler <sta... (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote:
> Here are 18 definitions for scazon, only one of which came from a real
> dictionary.
> Vote for your two best guesses no later than 7 PM EDT, Friday, August
> 6.
>
> 1. *a fast, unarmed galliot of two masts.
>
> 2. *a brass reed instrument in which the pitch is varied by a slide
> instead of keys.
>
> 3. *a pustular rash.
>
> 4. *a choliamb.
>
> 5. *an odd, whimsical, or stubborn notion.
>
> 6. *one who embezzles money by means of altering computer programs.
>
> 7. *a dry moat.
>
> 8. *an incomplete or early basket guard formed by extending the lower
> quillon back over the hand but not attaching it to the pommel.
>
> 9. *a kind of hand-drawn cart of Italy.
>
> 10. *[Heraldry] to change a coat of arms by removing one or more of the
> symbols previously emblazoned on it. Mostly (but infrequently) used
> for significant changes in a family's status, affiliations, or
> history.
>
> 11. *[Architecture] a stringcourse.
>
> 12. *an alternate reality.
>
> 13. *[obs. Nav. sl.] to scan the horizon for sails.
>
> 14. *the device attached to the shaft of a windmill, which rotates
> freely,
> keeping the blades pointing into the wind.
>
> 15. *a kind of cabbage having crisp almost white leaves.
>
> 16. *(more commonly _ska_) a type of Jamaican music.
>
> 17. *one of a series of armour plates that go around the hips like a
> skirt.
>
> 18. *a slender flexible rod tipped with a sponge for passing down the
> throat and into the oesophagus in order to apply medication or remove
> an obstruction.
>
> --
> mshefler

[Jim Hart]

Dave - now that the scazon round is over I can report that the
instrument I described in #2 does in fact exist though I have no idea
what its real name is.

Many many many years ago my girlfriend gave me one. I never even got a
sound out of it but I still have it in a cupboard somewhere. It's
about the size of a clarinet.

Jim

On Aug 6, 2:02*am, Dave Cunningham <cunn5... (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net> wrote:
> 2 and 10 as being sufficiently unlikely
>


>
> > 2. *a brass reed instrument in which the pitch is varied by a slide
> > instead of keys.

[Paul Keating]

Sounds like a slide soprano saxophone: picture here:
http://www.gs.kunitachi.ac.jp/collectiondb/dbpm/ppm1733.jpg

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Hart" <jfshart (AT) gmail (DOT) com>

Dave - now that the scazon round is over I can report that the
instrument I described in #2 does in fact exist though I have no idea
what its real name is.

Many many many years ago my girlfriend gave me one. I never even got a
sound out of it but I still have it in a cupboard somewhere. It's
about the size of a clarinet.

Jim

> > 2. a brass reed instrument in which the pitch is varied by a slide
> > instead of keys.

[France International]

How about posting a pic? I'd love to see what it looks like. I've heard of
hand-made "slide clarinets", but they're kind of hacked together with a
clarinet reed and some PVC piping or such.

--Mike (who plays the saxophone)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Hart" <jfshart (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
To: "Dixonary" <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 4:30 AM
Subject: [Dixonary] Re: Round 2128 time to vote for scazon



Dave - now that the scazon round is over I can report that the
instrument I described in #2 does in fact exist though I have no idea
what its real name is.

Many many many years ago my girlfriend gave me one. I never even got a
sound out of it but I still have it in a cupboard somewhere. It's
about the size of a clarinet.

Jim

On Aug 6, 2:02 am, Dave Cunningham <cunn5... (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net> wrote:
> 2 and 10 as being sufficiently unlikely
>


>
> > 2. a brass reed instrument in which the pitch is varied by a slide
> > instead of keys.


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[Tony Abell]

On 2010-08-08 at 04:30 Jim Hart wrote:

> Dave - now that the scazon round is over I can report that the
> instrument I described in #2 does in fact exist though I have no idea
> what its real name is.

Apparently it's not the double-reed slide music stand, invented by Peter
Schicklele. That's distinguished by having the music holder on one end, if I
recall correctly.

[Jim Hart]

Yes Paul, that's exactly what mine looks like, or rather what it would
look like if the mouthpiece bit hadn't broken off. Can't recall now if
I ever had that but probably not - there are solder remnants from an
ancient repair job. And now I have just noticed the faint mark that
says "Swanee-Sax Registered and at U.S.A. Pat. Off." [sic] and "Patent
No. 277221/27 Foreign patents applied for."

Jim



On Aug 8, 7:02*pm, Paul Keating <keat... (AT) acm (DOT) org> wrote:
> Sounds like a slide soprano saxophone: picture here:http://www.gs.kunitachi.ac.jp/collectiondb/dbpm/ppm1733.jpg
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Hart" <jfsh... (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
>
> Dave - now that the scazon round is over I can report that the
> instrument I described in #2 does in fact exist though I have no idea
> what its real name is.
>
> Many many many years ago my girlfriend gave me one. I never even got a
> sound out of it but I still have it in a cupboard somewhere. It's
> about the size of a clarinet.
>
> Jim
>
> > > 2. a brass reed instrument in which the pitch is varied by a slide
> > > instead of keys.
>
>