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Millie Morgan
September 9th, 2010, 01:52 AM
Here are 17 definitions for BATOLOGIST, only one of which is from a
dictionary.

Please send your votes for two of them by public reply to this message
before the deadline:

9:00am Sat 11/9 Melb.
4:00pm Fri 10/9 PDT
6:00pm Fri 10/9 CDT
7:00pm Fri 10/9 EDT
12:00mn Fri 10/9 BST
1:00am Sat 11/9 CEST



Good luck,
Millie

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* BATOLOGIST *


1: a deep-sea diver

2: One who blends whiskies

3: _Chiefly Brit. joc._ a cricket bore

4: a specialist in deep-sea environments

5: one who studies small boats, partic. in racing

6: one who studies the geological formation of atolls

7: One who studies the deformation and flow of matter

8: an expert on undersea exploration (also _bathologist_)

9: a person who studies psychological responses to colors

10: specialist in creating sound distortion for audio encryption

11: a student of the behavior of organisms under intense pressure

12: one who studies or practises the art or skill of tightrope walking

13: [Hist.] one who studies the use of clubs, staves and sticks in defensive
warfare

14: One who makes a botanical study of the genus Rubus, esp. the blackberry
bramble

15: one who studies combat and warfare. from Late Latin _battualia_,
fighting and fencing exercises

16: one engaged in the study of decorative fibre crafts such as weaving,
knitting, needlepoint, macramé, etc.

17: fanciful term concocted in 1939 by Brooklyn Dodgers announcer Red Barber
describing sluggers Cookie Lavagetto, Ernie Koy, Dolph Camilli and Babe
Phelps

Guerri Stevens
September 9th, 2010, 03:10 AM
I vote for 4 and 17.

Guerri

Millie Morgan wrote:
>
> 4: a specialist in deep-sea environments
>
> 17: fanciful term concocted in 1939 by Brooklyn Dodgers announcer Red
> Barber describing sluggers Cookie Lavagetto, Ernie Koy, Dolph Camilli
> and Babe Phelps

Tim B
September 9th, 2010, 03:36 AM
8 and 15, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

Tim Lodge
September 9th, 2010, 05:14 AM
I got to the end of the list without really believing any of them, so
I'll vote for the last two:

> 16: one engaged in the study of decorative fibre crafts such as weaving,
> knitting, needlepoint, macram�, etc.
>
> 17: fanciful term concocted in 1939 by Brooklyn Dodgers announcer Red Barber
> describing sluggers Cookie Lavagetto, Ernie Koy, Dolph Camilli and Babe
> Phelps

-- Tim L

Jim Hart
September 9th, 2010, 07:37 AM
No idea. Guessing at 12 and 13


Jim

Judy Madnick
September 9th, 2010, 08:20 AM
1 and 17, please.

Judy

Matthew
September 9th, 2010, 09:03 AM
My votes go to:

16: one engaged in the study of decorative fibre crafts such as
weaving, knitting, needlepoint, macram�, etc.

and

17: fanciful term concocted in 1939 by Brooklyn Dodgers announcer Red
Barber describing sluggers Cookie Lavagetto, Ernie Koy, Dolph Camilli
and Babe Phelps

Matthew Grieco

France International
September 9th, 2010, 09:07 AM
I"ll try 2 and 5.

Dodi Schultz
September 9th, 2010, 09:43 AM
Too many of these seem entirely plausible. I'll take chances on

> 12: one who studies or practises the art or skill of tightrope walking

and

> 17: fanciful term concocted in 1939 by Brooklyn Dodgers announcer Red
> Barber describing sluggers Cookie Lavagetto, Ernie Koy, Dolph Camilli
> and Babe Phelps

--Dodi

Paul Keating
September 9th, 2010, 10:47 AM
I'll go for the baseball bat and the cricket bat. That's 17 and 2.

--
Paul Keating
The Hague

Christopher Carson
September 9th, 2010, 02:18 PM
Nice list. I'll go for 2 and 3 for no special reason.

Chris

Paul Keating
September 9th, 2010, 03:11 PM
No, it isn't. It's 17 and 3. Those are my real votes.

--
Paul Keating
The Hague

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Keating" <keating (AT) acm (DOT) org>
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 5:47 PM


> I'll go for the baseball bat and the cricket bat. That's 17 and 2.

Dave Cunningham
September 9th, 2010, 05:44 PM
11 for no reason and 15 for Johnny.

Dave

On Sep 9, 2:52*am, "Millie Morgan" <milliemmor... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
> Here are 17 definitions for BATOLOGIST, only one of which is from a
> dictionary.
>
> Please send your votes for two of them by public reply to this message
> before the deadline:
>
> * 9:00am Sat 11/9 Melb.
> * 4:00pm Fri 10/9 PDT
> * 6:00pm Fri 10/9 CDT
> * 7:00pm Fri 10/9 EDT
> 12:00mn Fri 10/9 BST
> * 1:00am Sat 11/9 CEST
>
> Good luck,
> Millie
>
> ---------------------------------------
>
> * BATOLOGIST *
>
> *1: a deep-sea diver
>
> *2: One who blends whiskies
>
> *3: _Chiefly Brit. joc._ a cricket bore
>
> *4: a specialist in deep-sea environments
>
> *5: one who studies small boats, partic. in racing
>
> *6: one who studies the geological formation of atolls
>
> *7: One who studies the deformation and flow of matter
>
> *8: an expert on undersea exploration (also _bathologist_)
>
> *9: a person who studies psychological responses to colors
>
> 10: specialist in creating sound distortion for audio encryption
>
> 11: a student of the behavior of organisms under intense pressure
>
> 12: one who studies or practises the art or skill of tightrope walking
>
> 13: [Hist.] one who studies the use of clubs, staves and sticks in defensive
> warfare
>
> 14: One who makes a botanical study of the genus Rubus, esp. the blackberry
> bramble
>
> 15: one who studies combat and warfare. from Late Latin _battualia_,
> fighting and fencing exercises
>
> 16: one engaged in the study of decorative fibre crafts such as weaving,
> knitting, needlepoint, macram�, etc.
>
> 17: fanciful term concocted in 1939 by Brooklyn Dodgers announcer Red Barber
> describing sluggers Cookie Lavagetto, Ernie Koy, Dolph Camilli and Babe
> Phelps

EnDash@aol.com
September 9th, 2010, 07:26 PM
17 and 2 for me

-- Dick Weltz

Daniel B. Widdis
September 9th, 2010, 08:40 PM
I haven't seen JohnnyB vote, which means he's probably DQ. Which means it's
probably something with a reasonable derivation.

Rejecting all the bathy- and weapon related offerings, I'll try whiskey and
blackberries.

2 and 14.

--
Dan

Toni Savage
September 10th, 2010, 09:59 AM
7 and 17 (especially 17... very creative!)
*-- Toni Savage



----- Original Message ----
From: Millie Morgan <milliemmorgan (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
To: Dixonary (group) <Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
Sent: Thu, September 9, 2010 2:52:52 AM
Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2138 BATOLOGIST defs - time to vote

Here are 17 definitions for BATOLOGIST, only one of which is from a dictionary.

Please send your votes for two of them by public reply to this message before
the deadline:

9:00am Sat 11/9 Melb.
4:00pm Fri 10/9 PDT
6:00pm Fri 10/9 CDT
7:00pm Fri 10/9 EDT
12:00mn Fri 10/9 BST
1:00am Sat 11/9 CEST



Good luck,
Millie

---------------------------------------

* BATOLOGIST *


1: a deep-sea diver

2: One who blends whiskies

3: _Chiefly Brit. joc._ a cricket bore

4: a specialist in deep-sea environments

5: one who studies small boats, partic. in racing

6: one who studies the geological formation of atolls

7: One who studies the deformation and flow of matter

8: an expert on undersea exploration (also _bathologist_)

9: a person who studies psychological responses to colors

10: specialist in creating sound distortion for audio encryption

11: a student of the behavior of organisms under intense pressure

12: one who studies or practises the art or skill of tightrope walking

13: [Hist.] one who studies the use of clubs, staves and sticks in defensive
warfare

14: One who makes a botanical study of the genus Rubus, esp. the blackberry
bramble

15: one who studies combat and warfare. from Late Latin _battualia_, fighting
and fencing exercises

16: one engaged in the study of decorative fibre crafts such as weaving,
knitting, needlepoint, macramé, etc.

17: fanciful term concocted in 1939 by Brooklyn Dodgers announcer Red Barber
describing sluggers Cookie Lavagetto, Ernie Koy, Dolph Camilli and Babe Phelps

Toni Savage
September 10th, 2010, 10:07 AM
Aha!* A new test for words... "Does it*pass the Barrs test?"

I love it!!
*-- Toni* *



----- Original Message ----
From: Daniel B. Widdis <widdis (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Sent: Thu, September 9, 2010 9:40:13 PM
Subject: RE: [Dixonary] Round 2138 BATOLOGIST defs - time to vote

I haven't seen JohnnyB vote, which means he's probably DQ.* Which means it's
probably something with a reasonable derivation.

Rejecting all the bathy- and weapon related offerings, I'll try whiskey and
blackberries.

2 and 14.

--
Dan

JohnnyB
September 10th, 2010, 11:14 AM
Toni

I do wish you wouldn't mock the afflicted! <grin>

JohnnyB

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> [mailto:dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com] On Behalf Of Toni Savage
> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 4:07 PM
> To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Round 2138 BATOLOGIST defs - new test
>
> Aha!* A new test for words... "Does it*pass the Barrs test?"
>
> I love it!!
> *-- Toni* *
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Daniel B. Widdis <widdis (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
> To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> Sent: Thu, September 9, 2010 9:40:13 PM
> Subject: RE: [Dixonary] Round 2138 BATOLOGIST defs - time to vote
>
> I haven't seen JohnnyB vote, which means he's probably DQ.*
> Which means it's probably something with a reasonable derivation.
>
> Rejecting all the bathy- and weapon related offerings, I'll
> try whiskey and blackberries.
>
> 2 and 14.
>
> --
> Dan

EnDash@aol.com
September 10th, 2010, 12:46 PM
I'll take number 17 because it actually makes the most sense to me, and no
14 because it makes the least.



14: One who makes a botanical study of the genus Rubus, esp. the
blackberry
bramble


17: fanciful term concocted in 1939 by Brooklyn Dodgers announcer Red
Barber
describing sluggers Cookie Lavagetto, Ernie Koy, Dolph Camilli and Babe
Phelps

-- Dick Weltz

Tony Abell
September 10th, 2010, 01:24 PM
I'll try my luck with 4 and 15:

> 4: a specialist in deep-sea environments

> 15: one who studies combat and warfare. from Late Latin _battualia_,
> fighting and fencing exercises

Nancy Shepherdson
September 10th, 2010, 04:48 PM
No idea. So...2 and 7. (and kudos to 17, which it might have been
except Millie is Australian and far removed from baseball -- at least
I think so.)

Nancy

Dodi Schultz
September 10th, 2010, 05:18 PM
Nancy Shepherdson wrote:

> No idea. So...2 and 7. (and kudos to 17, which it might have been
> except Millie is Australian and far removed from baseball -- at least
> I think so.)
>

But Millie owns dictionaries--and has access to lots more of them online
.. . . Hey, hasn't a certain person who lives in the US Midwest dug words
out of the OED?

--Dodi

Millie Morgan
September 10th, 2010, 06:20 PM
Dick, I think you might have voted twice.
I'm afraid I had already recorded your first votes (for 17 and 2) and I suppose they are the ones that should really be counted anyway?
(the sad thing is that your second votes give you 2 more points ... because you chose the correct def the second time around!)

Anyway, I'll go with that decision for now and ignore your second lot of votes, but because this is a bit of a curly one, I'd welcome any opinions :)


Millie



----- Original Message -----
From: EnDash (AT) aol (DOT) com
To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Round 2138 BATOLOGIST defs - time to vote


17 and 2 for me

-- Dick Weltz



----- Original Message -----
From: EnDash (AT) aol (DOT) com
To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 3:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Round 2138 BATOLOGIST defs - time to vote


I'll take number 17 because it actually makes the most sense to me, and no 14 because it makes the least.


14: One who makes a botanical study of the genus Rubus, esp. the blackberry
bramble


17: fanciful term concocted in 1939 by Brooklyn Dodgers announcer Red Barber
describing sluggers Cookie Lavagetto, Ernie Koy, Dolph Camilli and Babe
Phelps

-- Dick Weltz

Dodi Schultz
September 10th, 2010, 07:24 PM
Millie Morgan wrote:

> Dick, I think you might have voted twice.
> I'm afraid I had already recorded your first votes (for 17 and 2)
> and I suppose they are the ones that should really be counted anyway?
> (the sad thing is that your second votes give you 2 more points
> ... because you chose the correct def the second time around!)
>
> Anyway, I'll go with that decision for now and ignore your second
> lot of votes, but because this is a bit of a curly one, I'd
> welcome any opinions :)
>

A bit of an uncomfortable call, but I think your decision's the right
one, Millie; it's Dick's original vote that has to count.

--Dodi

Daniel B. Widdis
September 10th, 2010, 11:13 PM
DS> A bit of an uncomfortable call, but I think your decision's the right
one, Millie; it's Dick's original vote that has to count.

I would tend to agree that the first vote counts unless a later vote
explicitly changes the first one.

Stated another way, eventually 3 definitions were voted for, and the first
two of those three should be taken.

--
Dan