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mshefler
November 21st, 2010, 09:36 AM
Here are 17 definitions for OGDOAD, one of which is real. Vote for your
2 favorites no later than 7 PM EST, Monday, November 22.

1. _obs._ an expletive of asseveration or emphasis [prob. a variation of
_egad_]

2. _obs._ brackish.

3. _obs._ an oaken chest.

4. the bullfrog.

5. a book of poems by the late Edward Gorey.

6. a tree of the African plains.

7. the Nibelung's treasure hoard.

8. a habitual sleepwalker.

9. a portable stove used to heat or dry buildings under construction.

10. a gratuitous design element or architectural flourish.

11. a circular Viking battle shield having a sharp protruding metal point
at its center.

12. eight; any group of eight; a thing made of eight parts.

13. eight line Latin verse form of two triads and a couplet; rhyming
abc, abc, dd [og fr. octo]

14. a variety of European perch.

15. a Celtic pillow-stone.

16. An iron tool consisting of a long handle with a bulbous end, used
when heated to melt tar or warm liquids.

17. a deformity of the beak in intensively reared chicks.


Dodi Schultz
November 21st, 2010, 10:16 AM
Interesting lot! I'll try

> 6. a tree of the African plains.
>

and

> 15. a Celtic pillow-stone.
>

--Dodi

Guerri Stevens
November 21st, 2010, 01:09 PM
I vote for 11 and 15.

Guerri

mshefler wrote:
>
> 11. a circular Viking battle shield having a sharp protruding metal
> point at its center.
>
> 15. a Celtic pillow-stone.

Paul Keating
November 21st, 2010, 01:34 PM
12 and 15.

EnDash@aol.com
November 21st, 2010, 01:58 PM
I will vote for numbers 4 & 14, please.



4. the bullfrog.

14. a variety of European perch.


-- Dick Weltz

Tim Lodge
November 21st, 2010, 02:40 PM
Mike

I don't believe these, but I'm voting for them anyway:

> 5. *a book of poems by the late Edward Gorey.

> 12. *eight; any group of eight; a thing made of eight parts.

-- Tim L

Daniel B. Widdis
November 21st, 2010, 03:55 PM
I'll make a gratuitous vote for the pillow stone.

10 and 15.

--
Dan

Tim B
November 21st, 2010, 04:09 PM
6 and 15, please.

Best wishes,
Tim.

Dave Cunningham
November 21st, 2010, 04:39 PM
11 and 15 for variety

Dave

On Nov 21, 10:36*am, mshefler <sta... (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote:
> Here are 17 definitions for OGDOAD, one of which is real. Vote for your
> 2 favorites no later than 7 PM EST, Monday, November 22.
>
> 1. *_obs._ an expletive of asseveration or emphasis [prob. a variation
> of
> _egad_]
>
> 2. *_obs._ brackish.
>
> 3. *_obs._ an oaken chest.
>
> 4. *the bullfrog.
>
> 5. *a book of poems by the late Edward Gorey.
>
> 6. *a tree of the African plains.
>
> 7. *the Nibelung's treasure hoard.
>
> 8. *a habitual sleepwalker.
>
> 9. *a portable stove used to heat or dry buildings under construction.
>
> 10. *a gratuitous design element or architectural flourish.
>
> 11. *a circular Viking battle shield having a sharp protruding metal
> point
> at its center.
>
> 12. *eight; any group of eight; a thing made of eight parts.
>
> 13. *eight line Latin verse form *of two triads and a couplet; rhyming
> abc, abc, dd *[og fr. octo]
>
> 14. *a variety of European perch.
>
> 15. *a Celtic pillow-stone.
>
> 16. *An iron tool consisting of a long handle with a bulbous end, used
> when heated to melt tar or warm liquids.
>
> 17. *a deformity of the beak in intensively reared chicks.
>
> --
> mshefler

Matthew
November 21st, 2010, 07:59 PM
My votes go to:

2. *_obs._ brackish.

and

3. *_obs._ an oaken chest.

--Matthew Grieco

Judy Madnick
November 21st, 2010, 09:12 PM
<< 11. a circular Viking battle shield having a sharp protruding
<< metal
<< point
<< at its center.

<< 15. a Celtic pillow-stone.

Judy Madnick

Jim Hart
November 22nd, 2010, 07:56 AM
Don't count me twice - I voted about 20 minutes ago but I still can't
see it so in case I didn't send properly, here it is again - the
brackish bullfrog 2 & 4

Jim

Jim Hart
November 22nd, 2010, 07:57 AM
Well at least that one worked.

On Nov 23, 12:56*am, Jim Hart <jfsh... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
> Don't count me twice - I voted about 20 minutes ago but I still can't
> see it

Christopher Carson
November 22nd, 2010, 12:22 PM
I'll go with vox pop - 15 and 11.

Chris

Millie Morgan
November 22nd, 2010, 04:20 PM
1 and 7 because nobody loves them (with apologies to the authors of the 5
other unloved)

> 1. _obs._ an expletive of asseveration or emphasis [prob. a variation of
> _egad_]
> 7. the Nibelung's treasure hoard.


- - Millie

Tony Abell
November 22nd, 2010, 04:41 PM
Pretty much vox pop for me: 10 and 15.

> 10. a gratuitous design element or architectural flourish.

> 15. a Celtic pillow-stone.