[Dixonary] PENSTOCK -- Defs Up -- Please Vote

[EnDash@aol.com]

We have fewer definitions than usual , and I hope it is not due to the
confusion I caused by inadvertently using the word "prebend" in the subject
line of my reminder -- although most definitions were sent in before the
reminder was posted.

The word was next, on a list I keep of potential word choices in the event
of taking the dealership, to the actual word for this round, which is
PENSTOCK, so I suppose it just popped into my head when it shouldn't have; and I
am sorry for the inconvenience I may have caused you. I will, of course,
have to scrub prebend from my ready-to-use file, so just for the record,
here is what it means according to the AHD4:


A stipend drawn from the endowment or revenues of an Anglican cathedral or
church by a presiding member of the clergy; a cathedral or church benefice.


Now back to our real word, PENSTOCK.

Here are 18 definitions, all fictitious except for one, which comes from a
dictionary. You are invited to vote for any two and send your vote to the
group in a public message. Deadline for voting will be tomorrow, Sunday, at
4:00 PM Eastern Time, or your local equivalent.

1: livestock normally confined in small enclosures, rather than larger
grazing animals

2: _obs_ a gaggle of geese

3: a sturdy walking stick used in hilly country

4: a conduit that supplies water to a hydroelectric power plant

5: an upright post to which hurdles are attached to form a temporary
livestock enclosure

6: a prebend that is paid in kind

7: an insolent fellow in authority

8: a primitive bridge made from a single slab of stone

9: [obs.] material goods given when a worker leaves a job

10: yarn used for warp

11: feed composed of ground up animal parts, usually fed to the same breed
of animal

12: [N. Eng. Dial.] a place of pilgrimage; a retreat or redoubt. _rare_

13: watchful care

14: nutritious feed provided to ewes in the few weeks before mating to
improve fertility, or in the period before birth to increase lamb birth-weight

15: _Nautical_ a piece of hardwood on either side of a bowsprit through
which forestays are reeved

16: a corral for pigs

17: a verse which is in limerick metre, but has serious content

18: a weed of the woodsorrel family common to the U.S. Southwest, having
trilobate, cloverlike leaves and small, bright-pink flowers; also called
Ladylove

[France International]

I'll take a walk in the country to look for my Ladylove (3 & 18).

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 5 and 16.

Guerri

EnDash (AT) aol (DOT) com wrote:
>
> 5: an upright post to which hurdles are attached to form a temporary
> livestock enclosure
>
> 16: a corral for pigs

[Judy Madnick]

<< 8: a primitive bridge made from a single slab of stone
<<
<< 18: a weed of the woodsorrel family common to the U.S.
<< Southwest, having
<< trilobate, cloverlike leaves and small, bright-pink flowers; also
<< called
<< Ladylove

Judy Madnick

[Dodi Schultz]

No clue! Points to the authors of:

> 3: a sturdy walking stick used in hilly country

and
> 7: an insolent fellow in authority

—Dodi

[—Keith Hale—]

Interesting.

My votes for PENSTOCK: 1&7

1: livestock normally confined in small enclosures, rather than larger
> grazing animals_
> 7: an insolent fellow in authority_
>

[Matthew]

My votes go to:

17: a verse which is in limerick metre, *but has serious content

and

18: a weed of the woodsorrel family *common to the U.S. Southwest,
having
trilobate, cloverlike leaves and small, *bright-pink flowers; also
called
Ladylove

--Matthew Grieco

[Tim B]

> A stipend drawn from the endowment or revenues of an Anglican cathedral or
> church by a presiding member of the clergy; a cathedral or church benefice.

I would have been DQ on that!

I'll have 8 and 10, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

PS As our ISP is having SMTP server trouble, this comes from a temporary address. Please address any
replies to the address you usually use for me.

[Millie Morgan]

I'll guess 8 and 13 thanks Dick

> 8: a primitive bridge made from a single slab of stone
>13: watchful care


Best wishes
Millie

[Dave Cunningham]

the short alpenstock of 3, and the other stick at 5

Dave

On Feb 12, 12:16*pm, EnD... (AT) aol (DOT) com wrote:
> We have fewer definitions than usual , and I hope it is not due to the *
> confusion I caused by inadvertently using the word "prebend" in the subject
> line *of my reminder -- although most definitions were sent in before the
> reminder was *posted.
>
> The word was next, on a list I keep of potential word choices in the event *
> of taking the dealership, to the actual word for this round, which is
> PENSTOCK, *so I suppose it just popped into my head when it shouldn't have; and I
> am sorry *for the inconvenience I may have caused you. I will, of course,
> have to scrub *prebend from my ready-to-use file, so just for the record,
> here is what it means *according to the AHD4:
>
> A stipend drawn from the endowment or revenues of an Anglican cathedral *or
> church by a presiding member of the clergy; a cathedral or church *benefice.
>
> Now back to our real word, PENSTOCK.
>
> Here are 18 definitions, all fictitious *except for one, which comes from a
> dictionary. You are invited to vote for any *two and send your vote to the
> group in a public message. Deadline for voting *will be tomorrow, Sunday, at
> 4:00 PM Eastern Time, or your local *equivalent.
>
> *1: livestock normally confined in *small enclosures, rather than larger
> grazing animals
>
> *2: _obs_ a gaggle of geese
>
> *3: a sturdy walking stick used in *hilly country
>
> *4: a conduit that supplies water to *a hydroelectric power plant
>
> *5: an upright post to which hurdles *are attached to form a temporary
> livestock enclosure
>
> *6: a prebend that is paid in *kind
>
> *7: an insolent fellow in *authority
>
> *8: a primitive bridge made from a *single slab of stone
>
> *9: [obs.] material goods given when *a worker leaves a job
>
> 10: yarn used for warp
>
> 11: feed composed of ground up animal *parts, usually fed to the same breed
> of animal
>
> 12: [N. Eng. Dial.] a place of *pilgrimage; a retreat or redoubt. _rare_
>
> 13: watchful care
>
> 14: nutritious feed provided to ewes in *the few weeks before mating to
> improve *fertility, or in the period before *birth to increase lamb birth-weight
>
> 15: _Nautical_ *a piece of hardwood *on either side of a bowsprit through
> which forestays are reeved
>
> 16: a corral for pigs
>
> 17: a verse which is in limerick metre, *but has serious content
>
> 18: a weed of the woodsorrel family *common to the U.S. Southwest, having
> trilobate, cloverlike leaves and small, *bright-pink flowers; also called
> Ladylove

[Nancy Shepherdson]

Alpha and omega for lack of better choices: 1 and 18 please.

Nancy

On Feb 12, 11:16*am, EnD... (AT) aol (DOT) com wrote:
> We have fewer definitions than usual , and I hope it is not due to the *
> confusion I caused by inadvertently using the word "prebend" in the subject
> line *of my reminder -- although most definitions were sent in before the
> reminder was *posted.
>
> The word was next, on a list I keep of potential word choices in the event *
> of taking the dealership, to the actual word for this round, which is
> PENSTOCK, *so I suppose it just popped into my head when it shouldn't have; and I
> am sorry *for the inconvenience I may have caused you. I will, of course,
> have to scrub *prebend from my ready-to-use file, so just for the record,
> here is what it means *according to the AHD4:
>
> A stipend drawn from the endowment or revenues of an Anglican cathedral *or
> church by a presiding member of the clergy; a cathedral or church *benefice.
>
> Now back to our real word, PENSTOCK.
>
> Here are 18 definitions, all fictitious *except for one, which comes from a
> dictionary. You are invited to vote for any *two and send your vote to the
> group in a public message. Deadline for voting *will be tomorrow, Sunday, at
> 4:00 PM Eastern Time, or your local *equivalent.
>
> *1: livestock normally confined in *small enclosures, rather than larger
> grazing animals
>
> *2: _obs_ a gaggle of geese
>
> *3: a sturdy walking stick used in *hilly country
>
> *4: a conduit that supplies water to *a hydroelectric power plant
>
> *5: an upright post to which hurdles *are attached to form a temporary
> livestock enclosure
>
> *6: a prebend that is paid in *kind
>
> *7: an insolent fellow in *authority
>
> *8: a primitive bridge made from a *single slab of stone
>
> *9: [obs.] material goods given when *a worker leaves a job
>
> 10: yarn used for warp
>
> 11: feed composed of ground up animal *parts, usually fed to the same breed
> of animal
>
> 12: [N. Eng. Dial.] a place of *pilgrimage; a retreat or redoubt. _rare_
>
> 13: watchful care
>
> 14: nutritious feed provided to ewes in *the few weeks before mating to
> improve *fertility, or in the period before *birth to increase lamb birth-weight
>
> 15: _Nautical_ *a piece of hardwood *on either side of a bowsprit through
> which forestays are reeved
>
> 16: a corral for pigs
>
> 17: a verse which is in limerick metre, *but has serious content
>
> 18: a weed of the woodsorrel family *common to the U.S. Southwest, having
> trilobate, cloverlike leaves and small, *bright-pink flowers; also called
> Ladylove

[Steve Graham]

Let's try



3: a sturdy walking stick used in hilly country



15: _Nautical_ a piece of hardwood on either side of a bowsprit through
which forestays are reeved



Steve Graham

_____

Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too
dark to read. Groucho Marx

[Daniel B. Widdis]

6 on the suspicion Dick saw PREBEND in the penstock def and that's why it's
next on his list, and 8 because there should be a name for that

--
Dan

[Chris Carson]

I'll go with 4 and 12.

Chris

Sent from my iPhone

On Feb 12, 2011, at 12:16 PM, EnDash (AT) aol (DOT) com wrote:

> We have fewer definitions than usual , and I hope it is not due to the confusion I caused by inadvertently using the word "prebend" in the subject line of my reminder -- although most definitions were sent in before the reminder was posted.
>
> The word was next, on a list I keep of potential word choices in the event of taking the dealership, to the actual word for this round, which is PENSTOCK, so I suppose it just popped into my head when it shouldn't have; and I am sorry for the inconvenience I may have caused you. I will, of course, have to scrub prebend from my ready-to-use file, so just for the record, here is what it means according to the AHD4:
>
> A stipend drawn from the endowment or revenues of an Anglican cathedral or church by a presiding member of the clergy; a cathedral or church benefice.
>
> Now back to our real word, PENSTOCK.
>
> Here are 18 definitions, all fictitious except for one, which comes from a dictionary. You are invited to vote for any two and send your vote to the group in a public message. Deadline for voting will be tomorrow, Sunday, at 4:00 PM Eastern Time, or your local equivalent.
>
> 1: livestock normally confined in small enclosures, rather than larger grazing animals
>
> 2: _obs_ a gaggle of geese
>
> 3: a sturdy walking stick used in hilly country
>
> 4: a conduit that supplies water to a hydroelectric power plant
>
> 5: an upright post to which hurdles are attached to form a temporary livestock enclosure
>
> 6: a prebend that is paid in kind
>
> 7: an insolent fellow in authority
>
> 8: a primitive bridge made from a single slab of stone
>
> 9: [obs.] material goods given when a worker leaves a job
>
> 10: yarn used for warp
>
> 11: feed composed of ground up animal parts, usually fed to the same breed of animal
>
> 12: [N. Eng. Dial.] a place of pilgrimage; a retreat or redoubt. _rare_
>
> 13: watchful care
>
> 14: nutritious feed provided to ewes in the few weeks before mating to improve fertility, or in the period before birth to increase lamb birth-weight
>
> 15: _Nautical_ a piece of hardwood on either side of a bowsprit through which forestays are reeved
>
> 16: a corral for pigs
>
> 17: a verse which is in limerick metre, but has serious content
>
> 18: a weed of the woodsorrel family common to the U.S. Southwest, having trilobate, cloverlike leaves and small, bright-pink flowers; also called Ladylove

[Paul Keating]

3 and 7 for me

[John Barrs]

Interesting group of definitions

I'll go for #4 as a double-bluff of a false trail back to the previous round
and #15 becasue I cannot see the real answer

JohnnyB


>
> 4: a conduit that supplies water to a hydroelectric power plant
>
> 15: _Nautical_ a piece of hardwood on either side of a bowsprit through
> which forestays are reeved
>
>
>

[Toni Savage]

One reason you have fewer defs*(at least one fewer) is because I spaced out and
didn't look for theposting.

I'll go for 7 and 18 please.
*-- Toni Savage




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To: Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Sent: Sat, February 12, 2011 12:16:31 PM
Subject: [Dixonary] PENSTOCK -- Defs Up -- Please Vote

We have fewer definitions than usual , and I hope it is not due to the confusion
I caused by inadvertently using the word "prebend" in the subject line of my
reminder -- although most definitions were sent in before the reminder was
posted.

The word was next, on a list I keep of potential word choices in the event of
taking the dealership, to the actual word for this round, which is PENSTOCK, so
I suppose it just popped into my head when it shouldn't have; and I am sorry for
the inconvenience I may have caused you. I will, of course, have to scrub
prebend from my ready-to-use file, so just for the record, here is what it means
according to the AHD4:

A stipend drawn from the endowment or revenues of an Anglican cathedral or
church by a presiding member of the clergy; a cathedral or church benefice.
>
Now back to our real word, PENSTOCK.

Here are 18 definitions, all fictitious except for one, which comes from a
dictionary. You are invited to vote for any two and send your vote to the group
in a public message. Deadline for voting will be tomorrow, Sunday, at 4:00 PM
Eastern Time, or your local equivalent.

*1: livestock normally confined in small enclosures, rather than larger grazing
animals

*2: _obs_ a gaggle of geese

*3: a sturdy walking stick used in hilly country

*4: a conduit that supplies water to a hydroelectric power plant

*5: an upright post to which hurdles are attached to form a temporary livestock
enclosure

*6: a prebend that is paid in kind

*7: an insolent fellow in authority

*8: a primitive bridge made from a single slab of stone

*9: [obs.] material goods given when a worker leaves a job

10: yarn used for warp

11: feed composed of ground up animal parts, usually fed to the same breed of
animal

12: [N. Eng. Dial.] a place of pilgrimage; a retreat or redoubt. _rare_

13: watchful care

14: nutritious feed provided to ewes in the few weeks before mating to improve*
fertility, or in the period before birth to increase lamb birth-weight

15: _Nautical_* a piece of hardwood on either side of a bowsprit through which
forestays are reeved

16: a corral for pigs

17: a verse which is in limerick metre, but has serious content

18: a weed of the woodsorrel family common to the U.S. Southwest, having
trilobate, cloverlike leaves and small, bright-pink flowers; also called
Ladylove