Round 2212 - Vote for LEK

[mshefler]

Here are 16 definitions for LEK, one of which came from a dictionary, the remainder being the fertile imaginings of the usual gang of wordsters. Vote for your 2 favorites by public message no later than 10 AM, EDT, Thursday, June 9.

1. the banana slug of Indonesia.

2. [Malay] any of several kinds of sea mollusk.

3. milk-porridge.

4. a person of very low status; in India the caste just above dalit or
untouchable.

5. unclean; morally impure; unfit.

6. the title given to rulers of Pontus (the ancient region of Anatolia).

7. [Finn.] a hunting knife with a broad, curved blade; the sharp edge of
a knife.

8. [acr] Light Emitting Kindle: an abandoned experimental version of
Kindle _TM_ which projected the text onto a screen or wall.

9. A unit of currency in Slovakia, and the former Czechoslovakia.

10. a rounded hill or headland.

11. a Hungarian preserved compote of prunes and apricots, often used as a
pastry filling.

12. a native Hawaiian dish of pork, chicken, and/or salted fish and taro
leaves steamed in ti leaves.

13. [Scots] A large hook, such as used to hang a pot over a fire.

14. a gathering of males, of certain animal species, for the purposes of
competitive mating display.

15. a temporary sett used by a solitary badger, away from any family
sett.

16. the sputum of the genus Lama (e.g. llamas, guanacos).


[Judy Madnick]

Why does this always happen to me? I want to go with a food...and there are three of them!

Well, I'll settle for these:

<< 3. milk-porridge.

<< 12. a native Hawaiian dish of pork, chicken, and/or salted fish
<< and
<< taro
<< leaves steamed in ti leaves.

Judy Madnick

[Steve Graham]

11 and 13 please

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

11. a Hungarian preserved compote of prunes and apricots, often used as a
pastry filling.

13. [Scots] A large hook, such as used to hang a pot over a fire.

[Millie Morgan]

5 and 9 sound equally unlikely ...

> 5. unclean; morally impure; unfit.
> 9. A unit of currency in Slovakia, and the former Czechoslovakia.

Best wishes
Millie

[Dodi Schultz]

Pretty much on whim and a fondness for alliteration, I'll try the
currency and the compote:

> 9. A unit of currency in Slovakia, and the former Czechoslovakia.
>

and

> 11. a Hungarian preserved compote of prunes and apricots, often used as a pastry filling.
>

—Dodi

[Scott Crom]

I'll have 5 and 13, please.

Scott

[MICHAEL HARRINGTON]

I will take #1 and #2, please....
Mike Harrington

-----Original Message-----
From: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com [mailto:dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com] On Behalf
Of mshefler
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 3:48 PM
To: Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2212 - Vote for LEK


Here are 16 definitions for LEK, one of which came from a dictionary,
the remainder being the fertile imaginings of the usual gang of
wordsters. Vote for your 2 favorites by public message no later than 10
AM, EDT, Thursday, June 9.

1. the banana slug of Indonesia.

2. [Malay] any of several kinds of sea mollusk.

3. milk-porridge.

4. a person of very low status; in India the caste just above dalit or
untouchable.

5. unclean; morally impure; unfit.

6. the title given to rulers of Pontus (the ancient region of
Anatolia).

7. [Finn.] a hunting knife with a broad, curved blade; the sharp edge
of
a knife.

8. [acr] Light Emitting Kindle: an abandoned experimental version of
Kindle _TM_ which projected the text onto a screen or wall.

9. A unit of currency in Slovakia, and the former Czechoslovakia.

10. a rounded hill or headland.

11. a Hungarian preserved compote of prunes and apricots, often used as
a
pastry filling.

12. a native Hawaiian dish of pork, chicken, and/or salted fish and
taro
leaves steamed in ti leaves.

13. [Scots] A large hook, such as used to hang a pot over a fire.

14. a gathering of males, of certain animal species, for the purposes
of
competitive mating display.

15. a temporary sett used by a solitary badger, away from any family
sett.

16. the sputum of the genus Lama (e.g. llamas, guanacos).



--
mshefler

[—Keith Hale—]

Time to get my LEK on. I'll seLEKt numbers 11 & 3, please.

(Glad i waited for Mike Harrington's post, the original email had them all
packed tightly in a single paragraph.
Curious why that is.)


3. milk-porridge.
> 11. a Hungarian preserved compote of prunes and apricots, often used as a
> pastry filling.
>

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 4 and 9.

Guerri

mshefler wrote:
>
> 4. a person of very low status; in India the caste just above dalit or
> untouchable.
>
> 9. A unit of currency in Slovakia, and the former Czechoslovakia.

[France International]

Maybe you should vote _after_ dinner!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Judy Madnick" <jmadnick (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
To: <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 7:20 PM
Subject: RE: [Dixonary] Round 2212 - Vote for LEK


> Why does this always happen to me? I want to go with a food...and there
> are three of them!
>
> Well, I'll settle for these:
>
> << 3. milk-porridge.
>
> << 12. a native Hawaiian dish of pork, chicken, and/or
> salted fish
> << and
> << taro
> << leaves steamed in ti leaves.
>
> Judy Madnick
>
>
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[Judy Madnick]

<< Maybe you should vote _after_ dinner!

LOL!
<< ----- Original Message -----
<< From: "Judy Madnick" <jmadnick (AT) gmail (DOT) com>

<< > Why does this always happen to me? I want to go with a
<< food...and there
<< > are three of them!

[Dave Cunningham]

6 and 15 as nicely unlikely.


Dave

On Jun 7, 6:48*pm, mshefler <sta... (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote:
> Here are 16 definitions for LEK, one of which came from a dictionary,
> the remainder being the fertile imaginings of the usual gang of
> wordsters. Vote for your 2 favorites by public message no later than 10
> AM, EDT, Thursday, June 9.
>
> 1. *the banana slug of Indonesia.
>
> 2. *[Malay] any of several kinds of sea mollusk.
>
> 3. *milk-porridge.
>
> 4. *a person of very low status; in India the caste just above dalit or
> untouchable.
>
> 5. *unclean; morally impure; unfit.
>
> 6. *the title given to rulers of Pontus (the ancient region of
> Anatolia).
>
> 7. *[Finn.] a hunting knife with a broad, curved blade; the sharp edge
> of
> a knife.
>
> 8. *[acr] Light Emitting Kindle: an *abandoned experimental version of
> Kindle _TM_ which projected the text onto a screen or wall.
>
> 9. *A unit of currency in Slovakia, and the former Czechoslovakia.
>
> 10. *a rounded hill or headland.
>
> 11. *a Hungarian preserved compote of prunes and apricots, often used as
> a
> pastry filling.
>
> 12. *a native Hawaiian dish of pork, chicken, and/or salted fish and
> taro
> leaves steamed in ti leaves.
>
> 13. *[Scots] A large hook, such as used to hang a pot over a fire.
>
> 14. *a gathering of males, of certain animal species, for the purposes
> of
> competitive mating display.
>
> 15. *a temporary sett used by a solitary badger, away from any family
> sett.
>
> 16. *the sputum of the genus Lama (e.g. llamas, guanacos).
>
> --
> mshefler

[EnDash@aol.com]

I will go for 9 and 13.

-- Dick Weltz



9. A unit of currency in Slovakia, and the former Czechoslovakia.


13. [Scots] A large hook, such as used to hang a pot over a fire.

[Toni Savage]

Hmmm... I really like 7, 11 and 13... eeny, meeny...

11 and 13 please


*-- Toni Savage



----- Original Message ----
From: mshefler <stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com>
To: Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Sent: Tue, June 7, 2011 6:48:02 PM
Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2212 - Vote for LEK


Here are 16 definitions for LEK, one of which came from a dictionary,
the remainder being the fertile imaginings of the usual gang of
wordsters. Vote for your 2 favorites by public message no later than 10
AM, EDT, Thursday, June 9.

1.* the banana slug of Indonesia.

2.* [Malay] any of several kinds of sea mollusk.

3.* milk-porridge.

4.* a person of very low status; in India the caste just above dalit or
untouchable.

5.* unclean; morally impure; unfit.

6.* the title given to rulers of Pontus (the ancient region of
Anatolia).

7.* [Finn.] a hunting knife with a broad, curved blade; the sharp edge
of
a knife.

8.* [acr] Light Emitting Kindle: an* abandoned experimental version of
Kindle _TM_ which projected the text onto a screen or wall.

9.* A unit of currency in Slovakia, and the former Czechoslovakia.

10.* a rounded hill or headland.

11.* a Hungarian preserved compote of prunes and apricots, often used as
a
pastry filling.

12.* a native Hawaiian dish of pork, chicken, and/or salted fish and
taro
leaves steamed in ti leaves.

13.* [Scots] A large hook, such as used to hang a pot over a fire.

14.* a gathering of males, of certain animal species, for the purposes
of
competitive mating display.

15.* a temporary sett used by a solitary badger, away from any family
sett.

16.* the sputum of the genus Lama (e.g. llamas, guanacos).



--
mshefler

[Tony Abell]

I think I'll avoid the food and go with the less popular 6 and 10:

> 6. the title given to rulers of Pontus (the ancient region of
> Anatolia).

> 10. a rounded hill or headland.

[Chris Carson]

5 and 10.

Chris

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 7, 2011, at 6:48 PM, mshefler <stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote:

>
> Here are 16 definitions for LEK, one of which came from a dictionary,
> the remainder being the fertile imaginings of the usual gang of
> wordsters. Vote for your 2 favorites by public message no later than 10
> AM, EDT, Thursday, June 9.
>
> 1. the banana slug of Indonesia.
>
> 2. [Malay] any of several kinds of sea mollusk.
>
> 3. milk-porridge.
>
> 4. a person of very low status; in India the caste just above dalit or
> untouchable.
>
> 5. unclean; morally impure; unfit.
>
> 6. the title given to rulers of Pontus (the ancient region of
> Anatolia).
>
> 7. [Finn.] a hunting knife with a broad, curved blade; the sharp edge
> of
> a knife.
>
> 8. [acr] Light Emitting Kindle: an abandoned experimental version of
> Kindle _TM_ which projected the text onto a screen or wall.
>
> 9. A unit of currency in Slovakia, and the former Czechoslovakia.
>
> 10. a rounded hill or headland.
>
> 11. a Hungarian preserved compote of prunes and apricots, often used as
> a
> pastry filling.
>
> 12. a native Hawaiian dish of pork, chicken, and/or salted fish and
> taro
> leaves steamed in ti leaves.
>
> 13. [Scots] A large hook, such as used to hang a pot over a fire.
>
> 14. a gathering of males, of certain animal species, for the purposes
> of
> competitive mating display.
>
> 15. a temporary sett used by a solitary badger, away from any family
> sett.
>
> 16. the sputum of the genus Lama (e.g. llamas, guanacos).
> 
>
>
> --
> mshefler
>

[Chuck]

Mike -

Nice, from slugs to spit. How about -

7. [Finn.] a hunting knife with a broad, curved blade; the sharp edge of
a knife.

and

9. A unit of currency in Slovakia, and the former Czechoslovakia.

Thanks,

Chuck