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Dave Cunningham
February 21st, 2011, 03:15 PM
I apologize for the delay - we ended up at Disney for President;s
Day ....

In any case, here are a nice nineteen possible definitions - of which
you are each invited to vote for 2 before 6 a.m. EST on Wednesday 23
Freb 2011.


1. a bolo tie aglet.

2. a sidekick.

3. A variety of seedless pear.

4. a circle of graves,

5. Lacking in nutrition.

6. A sect of warlocks.

7. a dense growth of bushes; a thicket.

8. jointly and severally.

9. a nest or burrow occupied by animals of two or more different
species.

10. a Central American palm that is a valuable source of oil.

11. dried strips of salmon or other fish used as provisions while
travelling [Chinook].

12. Joined together as by welding, in one piece. Items joined in
such a way.

13. (Gun.) An eye on the under side of a carronade for securing it to
a carriage.

14. carved stone statues of Central America thought to date from the
2nd Century.

15. in Native American legends, a spirit being appearing as a
coyote.

16. An essential oil of many varieties of rose which is responsible
for their distinctive smell.

17. healthily plump and vigorous; having an (over)abundance of
flesh.

18. [more rarely cohoon or cohound] the fox-terriers (usually a pair)
kept with a pack of hounds and used to rowst out or dig out a fox
which has gone to ground.

19. one of the wooden bars, of which there are two or more,
connecting the fore-carriage of a springless wagon, the limber of a
field-gun, etc., with the splinter-bar or shaft.


Dave
DQ, DF

EnDash@aol.com
February 21st, 2011, 03:59 PM
Numbers 3 and 15 for me.

-- Dick Weltz


In a message dated 2/21/2011 4:45:50 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
cunn5393 (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net writes:


3. A variety of seedless pear.


15. in Native American legends, a spirit being appearing as a
coyote.

Judy Madnick
February 21st, 2011, 04:17 PM
<< I apologize for the delay - we ended up at Disney for
<< President;s
<< Day ....

Very nice!

<< 1. a bolo tie aglet.

<< 11. dried strips of salmon or other fish used as provisions
<< while
<< travelling [Chinook].

Judy Madnick

Daniel B. Widdis
February 21st, 2011, 04:27 PM
9 and 18 please

--
Dan

Dodi Schultz
February 21st, 2011, 04:29 PM
I'll try this pair:

> 6. A sect of warlocks.
>

and

> 7. a dense growth of bushes; a thicket.
>

—Dodi

Tim B
February 21st, 2011, 04:38 PM
11 and 14, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

Millie Morgan
February 21st, 2011, 05:56 PM
I think 9 deserves a vote; and 1 is intriguing ...

> 1. a bolo tie aglet.
> 9. a nest or burrow occupied by animals of two or more different species.


Best wishes
Millie

Matthew
February 21st, 2011, 06:00 PM
My votes go to:

2. a sidekick.

and

7. a dense growth of bushes; a thicket.

--Matthew Grieco

—Keith Hale—
February 21st, 2011, 06:37 PM
17 & 9.

#17 because there should be such a word ... and .... #9 as being only a
fraction more clever-seeming than #4. (tough choice there!)


> - 9. a nest or burrow occupied by animals of two or more different
> species.
>
> - 17. healthily plump and vigorous; having an (over)abundance of flesh.
>

Steve Graham
February 21st, 2011, 07:41 PM
Sigh

I'll go for:

3. A variety of seedless pear.

4. a circle of graves,

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

Guerri Stevens
February 22nd, 2011, 03:42 AM
I vote for 11 and 13.

Guerri

Dave Cunningham wrote:
>
> 11. dried strips of salmon or other fish used as provisions while
> travelling [Chinook].
>
> 13. (Gun.) An eye on the under side of a carronade for securing it to
> a carriage.

Tim Lodge
February 22nd, 2011, 03:58 AM
For no logical reason, I've picked:


> * 9. a nest or burrow occupied by animals of two or more different
> species.
>
> *17. healthily plump and vigorous; having an (over)abundance of
> flesh.
>

-- Tim L

John Barrs
February 22nd, 2011, 10:01 AM
I hope you had a good day

I'm going to go for the pair of vegetable oils

#10 and #16 please

JohnnyB



> 10. a Central American palm that is a valuable source of oil.
>
>
> 16. An essential oil of many varieties of rose which is responsible
> for their distinctive smell.
>
>

France International
February 22nd, 2011, 10:04 AM
I'll vote for 9 and 10.

Scott Crom
February 22nd, 2011, 08:40 PM
I'll have 6 and 10, please.

Scott

Tony Abell
February 22nd, 2011, 11:53 PM
I can do no better than guess. 9 and 14, please:

> 9. a nest or burrow occupied by animals of two or more different
> species.


> 14. carved stone statues of Central America thought to date from the
> 2nd Century.

Jim Hart
February 23rd, 2011, 06:00 AM
I may be too late but if not I'll try 7 and 15

Jim