[Dixonary] Rnd 2165: GANDERGOSLINGS - Vote now

[John Barrs]

Here are 18 definitions brought to you at great expense of wit and wisdom by
our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the
definition that was submitted by a dictionary

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
this one), before the deadline..

3:00 pm on Saturday, 18 Dec 2010 in the UK that is 12:30 pm in parts of Oz,
10:00 am East Coast USA, 7:00 am West Coast USA

New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
vote.

JohnnyB

1. a game played with marbles

2. [obs. dial.] the plant Orchis mascula.

3. male geese hatchlings

4. a derogatory term for midshipmen in the Royal Navy

5. a noted rock formation in Newfoundland

6. a showy article of dress

7. fork-tailed gulls

8. a railroad term for freight cars left on a siding

9. (sl.) trainee pilots

10. misfits; troublemakers

11. waterproof overshoes

12. crookedly; leaning awkwardly, leaning to one side; sideways

13. fairy tales or folk tales intended to entertain both adults and children

14. goosebumps (q.v.)

15. an illegal curling maneuver

16. a children's game similar to follow-the-leader, in which the leader must
run through a fixed set of tasks or motions

17. gumdrops

18. _colloq._ small balls of dust, such as are found beneath beds

[Judy Madnick]

I may as well get this over with...and go with the games:

<< 1. a game played with marbles

<< 16. a children's game similar to follow-the-leader, in which the
<< leader must
<< run through a fixed set of tasks or motions

[Daniel B. Widdis]

Interesting definitions! Let's see. I'll use process of elimination.

I doubt the dictionary definition would be plural when a singular could
exist, so I'll exclude 3, 4, 7 thru 11, 13-14, and 17-18. Similarly, I'll
rule out singular definitions which are unlikely to end in S: 2 and 6. From
the remainder, 1 is not specific enough, 5 is unlikely, and 15 doesn't seem
right.

That leaves 12 which I actually believe, and 16 which I don't but wish I'd
have submitted.

--
Dan

[Dodi Schultz]

Fun word. I'll try

> 12. crookedly; leaning awkwardly, leaning to one side; sideways

and

> 16. a children's game similar to follow-the-leader, in which the
> leader must run through a fixed set of tasks or motions

--Dodi

[EnDash@aol.com]

I will try numbers 4 and 8.



4. a derogatory term for midshipmen in the Royal Navy


8. a railroad term for freight cars left on a siding


-- Dick Weltz

[Paul Keating]

On the principle, as Dan remarks, that dictionaries generally have headwords in the singular, I have to fall back on nouns that could be plural construed as singular (as AmE “a savings”) or words that are not nouns. There is a game that I know as fox and geese that is, as it happens, played with marbles. That suggests 1 “a game played with marbles”; it is a very vague definition, but perhaps the citations were so lacking that the lexicographer could not justify identifying it with fox and geese. One game is enough, and so my other vote goes to the only adverb, 12.

That’s 1 and 12.

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 4 and 11.

Guerri

John Barrs wrote:
>
> 4. a derogatory term for midshipmen in the Royal Navy
>
> 11. waterproof overshoes

[Matthew]

My votes go to:

12. crookedly; leaning awkwardly, leaning to one side; sideways

and

14. goosebumps (q.v.)

--Matthew Grieco

[Millie Morgan]

2 and 9 for me thanks

2. [obs. dial.] the plant Orchis mascula.
9. (sl.) trainee pilots

All the best,
Millie

[Tim Lodge]

It's probably No. 3, but you wouldn't dare, or would you? Anyway,
I'll go for:

> 1. a game played with marbles

> 17. gumdrops

-- Tim L

[Dave Cunningham]

Following Keating - 1 and 12

Dave

On Dec 16, 4:31*pm, John Barrs <johnnyba... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
> Here are 18 definitions brought to you at great expense of wit and wisdom by
> our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the
> definition that was submitted by a dictionary
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
> this one), before the deadline..
>
> 3:00 pm on Saturday, 18 Dec 2010 in the UK that is *12:30 pm in parts of Oz,
> 10:00 am East Coast USA, 7:00 am West Coast USA
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
> vote.
>
> JohnnyB
>
> 1. a game played with marbles
>
> *2. [obs. dial.] *the plant Orchis mascula.
>
> *3. male geese hatchlings
>
> *4. a derogatory term for midshipmen in the Royal Navy
>
> *5. a noted rock formation in Newfoundland
>
> *6. a showy article of dress
>
> *7. fork-tailed gulls
>
> *8. a railroad term for freight cars left on a siding
>
> *9. (sl.) trainee pilots
>
> 10. misfits; troublemakers
>
> 11. waterproof overshoes
>
> 12. crookedly; leaning awkwardly, leaning to one side; sideways
>
> 13. fairy tales or folk tales intended to entertain both adults and children
>
> 14. goosebumps (q.v.)
>
> 15. an illegal curling maneuver
>
> 16. a children's game similar to follow-the-leader, in which the leader must
> run through a fixed set of tasks or motions
>
> 17. gumdrops
>
> 18. _colloq._ *small balls of dust, such as are found beneath beds

[France International]

I'll go for 1 and 8.

[Tim B]

There are several I know it can't be, but that still leaves a few to choose from, and it's probably
none of those either. Let's try 1 and 3.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[Christopher Carson]

Following vox pop, I’ll go for 1 and 16.

Chris

[Jim Hart]

I think gandergoslings should be related to Mrs Carey's Chickens (qv)
but she's not here so instead I'll take the not so popular 5 and 6

Jim

[Chuck]

John,

I'll try -

3. male geese hatchlings

and

5. a noted rock formation in Newfoundland

Thanks,

Chuck

[Toni Savage]

10 and 17, please.* GREAT defs!!
*-- Toni Savage




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Sent: Thu, December 16, 2010 4:31:37 PM
Subject: [Dixonary] Rnd 2165: GANDERGOSLINGS - Vote now

Here are 18 definitions brought to you at great expense of wit and wisdom by our
esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the definition
that was submitted by a dictionary

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to this
one), before the deadline..

3:00 pm on Saturday, 18 Dec 2010 in the UK that is* 12:30 pm in parts of Oz,
10:00 am East Coast USA, 7:00 am West Coast USA

New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may vote.

JohnnyB

1. a game played with marbles

*2. [obs. dial.]* the plant Orchis mascula.

*3. male geese hatchlings

*4. a derogatory term for midshipmen in the Royal Navy

*5. a noted rock formation in Newfoundland

*6. a showy article of dress

*7. fork-tailed gulls

*8. a railroad term for freight cars left on a siding

*9. (sl.) trainee pilots

10. misfits; troublemakers

11. waterproof overshoes

12. crookedly; leaning awkwardly, leaning to one side; sideways

13. fairy tales or folk tales intended to entertain both adults and children

14. goosebumps (q.v.)

15. an illegal curling maneuver

16. a children's game similar to follow-the-leader, in which the leader must run
through a fixed set of tasks or motions

17. gumdrops

18. _colloq._* small balls of dust, such as are found beneath beds