[Dixonary] Rd. 2135: Vote for wemod!

[Nancy Shepherdson]

There were no DQs for wemod -- not even John Barrs. I knew it was a
good word when I saw it!

Sixteen fanciful definitions for same are listed below, along with the
real one. Vote for the two that most closely fit your conception of
reality. And do it by 11 p.m. Eastern time (EDT) on Monday August 30.

Happy voting!
Nancy

1. a very tiny crustacean, usually not larger than 1" in diameter.
also known as a wemod crab.

2. a small administrative gathering; an informal council.

3. the first instar of the bristleworm.


4. a large newt native to Holland.

5. old name for marzipan.

6. a fanciful story told in alliterative verse, often to the
accompaniment of bells, drums and cymbals.

7. Passionate, angry

8. A tent dwelling.

9. a manatee calf prior to weaning.

10. an old unit of measure, approx. equal to 1/2 acre.

11. A bushy clump, as of ivy.

12. [or wermod, wearmod; OE] a hair shirt; or more generally any
irritant
clothing worn by a penitent

13. (Chiefly Southern U.S.) A short straight piece of wood, such as a
stake.

14. an uncertain unit of distance [Book of Mormon]

15. [Obs.] tired by travel.

16. a soft cheese made from goat's milk

17. _Hist._ a village council (in Saxony, Bavaria and the Rhineland
Palatinate)

[Judy Madnick]

No point in waiting, I guess:


<< 3. the first instar of the bristleworm.

<< 6. a fanciful story told in alliterative verse, often to the
<< accompaniment of bells, drums and cymbals.

Judy Madnick

[Tim B]

5 and 8, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[Chris Carson]

I'll go for 14 and 17 just because.

Chris

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 29, 2010, at 4:57 PM, Nancy Shepherdson <nancygoat (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

> There were no DQs for wemod -- not even John Barrs. I knew it was a
> good word when I saw it!
>
> Sixteen fanciful definitions for same are listed below, along with the
> real one. Vote for the two that most closely fit your conception of
> reality. And do it by 11 p.m. Eastern time (EDT) on Monday August 30.
>
> Happy voting!
> Nancy
>
> 1. a very tiny crustacean, usually not larger than 1" in diameter.
> also known as a wemod crab.
>
> 2. a small administrative gathering; an informal council.
>
> 3. the first instar of the bristleworm.
>
>
> 4. a large newt native to Holland.
>
> 5. old name for marzipan.
>
> 6. a fanciful story told in alliterative verse, often to the
> accompaniment of bells, drums and cymbals.
>
> 7. Passionate, angry
>
> 8. A tent dwelling.
>
> 9. a manatee calf prior to weaning.
>
> 10. an old unit of measure, approx. equal to 1/2 acre.
>
> 11. A bushy clump, as of ivy.
>
> 12. [or wermod, wearmod; OE] a hair shirt; or more generally any
> irritant
> clothing worn by a penitent
>
> 13. (Chiefly Southern U.S.) A short straight piece of wood, such as a
> stake.
>
> 14. an uncertain unit of distance [Book of Mormon]
>
> 15. [Obs.] tired by travel.
>
> 16. a soft cheese made from goat's milk
>
> 17. _Hist._ a village council (in Saxony, Bavaria and the Rhineland
> Palatinate)
>
>
>
>
>

[Dodi Schultz]

My Ouija board stubbornly persists in spelling out C-O-U . . . each time
I ask, and I trust it implicitly, so I'm voting for both of the
uncombined councils:

> 2. a small administrative gathering; an informal council.
>

and

> 17. _Hist._ a village council (in Saxony, Bavaria and the Rhineland
> Palatinate)
>

--Dodi

[Toni Savage]

Hmmm... I bet*3 is John Barr's!* Or maybe someone trying to look like him.**Or
maybe the real one... hmmmmm....

But I'll go for 12 and 15, as being creative.
*-- Toni Savage



----- Original Message ----
From: Nancy Shepherdson <nancygoat (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
To: Dixonary <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
Sent: Sun, August 29, 2010 4:57:15 PM
Subject: [Dixonary] Rd. 2135: Vote for wemod!

There were no DQs for wemod -- not even John Barrs.* I knew it was a
good word when I saw it!

Sixteen fanciful definitions for same are listed below, along with the
real one.* Vote for the two that most closely fit your conception of
reality.* And do it by 11 p.m. Eastern time (EDT) on Monday August 30.

Happy voting!
Nancy

1.* a very tiny crustacean, usually not larger than 1" in diameter.
also known as a wemod crab.

2.* a small administrative gathering; an informal council.

3.* the first instar of the bristleworm.


4.* a large newt native to Holland.

5.* old name for marzipan.

6.* a fanciful story told in alliterative verse, often to the
accompaniment of bells, drums and cymbals.

7.* Passionate, angry

8.* A tent dwelling.

9.* a manatee calf prior to weaning.

10.* an old unit of measure, approx. equal to 1/2 acre.

11.* A bushy clump, as of ivy.

12.* [or wermod, wearmod; OE] a hair shirt; or more generally any
irritant
clothing worn by a penitent

13.* (Chiefly Southern U.S.) A short straight piece of wood, such as a
stake.

14.* an uncertain unit of distance [Book of Mormon]

15.* [Obs.] tired by travel.

16.* a soft cheese made from goat's milk

17.* _Hist._ a village council (in Saxony, Bavaria and the Rhineland
Palatinate)

[Daniel B. Widdis]

12 and 15 please

--
Dan

[France International]

I will try 13 and 14.

[Dave Cunningham]

2 maybe, and 10 because it calls it a unit of measure, and not unit of
area ...


Dave

On Aug 29, 4:57*pm, Nancy Shepherdson <nancyg... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
> There were no DQs for wemod -- not even John Barrs. *I knew it was a
> good word when I saw it!
>
> Sixteen fanciful definitions for same are listed below, along with the
> real one. *Vote for the two that most closely fit your conception of
> reality. *And do it by 11 p.m. Eastern time (EDT) on Monday August 30.
>
> Happy voting!
> Nancy
>
> 1. *a very tiny crustacean, usually not larger than 1" in diameter.
> also known as a wemod crab.
>
> 2. *a small administrative gathering; an informal council.
>
> 3. *the first instar of the bristleworm.
>
> 4. *a large newt native to Holland.
>
> 5. *old name for marzipan.
>
> 6. *a fanciful story told in alliterative verse, often to the
> accompaniment of bells, drums and cymbals.
>
> 7. *Passionate, angry
>
> 8. *A tent dwelling.
>
> 9. *a manatee calf prior to weaning.
>
> 10. *an old unit of measure, approx. equal to 1/2 acre.
>
> 11. *A bushy clump, as of ivy.
>
> 12. *[or wermod, wearmod; OE] a hair shirt; or more generally any
> irritant
> clothing worn by a penitent
>
> 13. *(Chiefly Southern U.S.) A short straight piece of wood, such as a
> stake.
>
> 14. *an uncertain unit of distance [Book of Mormon]
>
> 15. *[Obs.] tired by travel.
>
> 16. *a soft cheese made from goat's milk
>
> 17. *_Hist._ a village council (in Saxony, Bavaria and the Rhineland
> Palatinate)

[Paul Keating]

I reckon one of the defs you voted for was the Barrs def ... 12.

--
Paul Keating
The Hague

NAV

[Millie Morgan]

Lots of creative defs here ...
I'll follow the feelings: 7 and 15

> 7. Passionate, angry
> 15. [Obs.] tired by travel.



All the best
Millie

[JohnnyB]

Nancy

An interesting set.. its nice to have two experts suggesting what my def is
- especially when they choose different numbers - but I suppose I'd better
avoid their suggestions so ... I'll go for two short ones, #5 and #7 please

JohnnyB

>
> 5. old name for marzipan.
>
>
> 7. Passionate, angry
>

[EnDash@aol.com]

What a crazy assortment. Has me completely stumped, so I will go for two of
the wilder ones, numbers 12 and 14.

-- Dick Weltz



12. [or wermod, wearmod; OE] a hair shirt; or more generally any
irritant
clothing worn by a penitent


14. an uncertain unit of distance [Book of Mormon]

[Daniel B. Widdis]

JB> .. its nice to have two experts suggesting what my def is

I should set up a side game where we get points for identifying it...
Dixonary-spot-Barrs-def (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com, anyone?

--
Dan

[Tim Lodge]

I'll go for the units:

> 10. *an old unit of measure, approx. equal to 1/2 acre.
>
> 14. *an uncertain unit of distance [Book of Mormon]

-- Tim L

[Tim Lodge]

> I should set up a side game where we get points for identifying it...
> Dixonary-spot-Barrs-def (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com, anyone?

It might be rigged, though, like betting on no-balls in a test match!
[US players might not get the reference to a current UK scandal]

-- Tim L

[Dodi Schultz]

Daniel B. Widdis wrote:

> JB> .. its nice to have two experts suggesting what my def is
>
> I should set up a side game where we get points for identifying it...
> Dixonary-spot-Barrs-def (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com, anyone?
>

Hm. Are you offering prizes?

[Dodi Schultz]

Tim Lodge wrote:

>> I should set up a side game where we get points for identifying it...
>> Dixonary-spot-Barrs-def (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com, anyone?
>>
>
> It might be rigged, though, like betting on no-balls in a test match!
> [US players might not get the reference to a current UK scandal]
>

Would you like to explain? Or offer a link?

[Dodi Schultz]

> I'll go for the units:
>
>
>> 10. an old unit of measure, approx. equal to 1/2 acre.
>>
>> 14. an uncertain unit of distance [Book of Mormon]
>>
>
> -- Tim L
>

That's weird! The above showed up in my mailbox FOUR TIMES.

--Dodi

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 2 and 17.

-- Guerri

On Aug 29, 4:57*pm, Nancy Shepherdson <nancyg... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> 2. *a small administrative gathering; an informal council.
>
> 17. *_Hist._ a village council (in Saxony, Bavaria and the Rhineland
> Palatinate)

[Matthew]

My votes go to:

2. *a small administrative gathering; an informal council.

and

11. *A bushy clump, as of ivy.

Matthew Grieco

[Paul Keating]

2 and 17 seem to be sort of synonymous so I'll vote for them.

--
Paul Keating
The Hague

[Tony Abell]

Sensible analysis having abandoned me, I'll settle for 9 and 10:

> 9. a manatee calf prior to weaning.

> 10. an old unit of measure, approx. equal to 1/2 acre.

[Tim Lodge]

Dodi

Try http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11127448

We're talking about cricket, and in particular the England versus
Pakistan test match which has just finished. It has been alleged that
a fixer took money to arrange for bowlers to bowl no-balls (where the
bowler releases the ball after crossing a marker line) at a particular
point in the match. It didn't affect the outcome of the match, but
could have made a lot of money for gamblers who placed bets on the
event happening at a particular time.

Of course, I'm sure Johnny Barrs couldn't be bought!

-- Tim L

Dodi Schultz wrote:
> Tim Lodge wrote:
>
> >> I should set up a side game where we get points for identifying it...
> >> Dixonary-spot-Barrs-def (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com, anyone?
> >>
> >
> > It might be rigged, though, like betting on no-balls in a test match!
> > [US players might not get the reference to a current UK scandal]
> >
>
> Would you like to explain? Or offer a link?

[Tim Lodge]

I posted it on the Google Group, and it took a very long time before I
got the 'post successful' message - it looked like a glitch in the
Google software.

-- Tim L

Dodi Schultz wrote:
> > I'll go for the units:
> >
> >
> >> 10. an old unit of measure, approx. equal to 1/2 acre.
> >>
> >> 14. an uncertain unit of distance [Book of Mormon]
> >>
> >
> > -- Tim L
> >
>
> That's weird! The above showed up in my mailbox FOUR TIMES.
>
> --Dodi

[Dodi Schultz]

Tim Lodge wrote:

> We're talking about cricket, and in particular the England versus
> Pakistan test match which has just finished. It has been alleged that
> a fixer took money to arrange for bowlers to bowl no-balls (where the
> bowler releases the ball after crossing a marker line) at a particular
> point in the match. It didn't affect the outcome of the match, but
> could have made a lot of money for gamblers who placed bets on the
> event happening at a particular time.
>

Thanks, Tim. One might have, uh, leapt to some other conclusion based on
US slang.

This information will perhaps be handy in my forays into Guardian and
Times crosswords. If I remember it.

P.S.: Who won?

--Dodi

[Chuck]

Nancy -

I'll try -

3. the first instar of the bristleworm.

and

14. an uncertain unit of distance [Book of Mormon]

Thanks,

Chuck

[Tim Lodge]

>
> P.S.: *Who won?
>

England - my newspaper says it was a gripping match, but rather
overshadowed by the scandal.

-- Tim L