[Dixonary] Round 2213: JACTANCY -- VOTE NOW

[—Keith Hale—]

My accidentally extended deadline for submissions yielded us a list of
21 definitions.
20 from players and one from that player hater: the dictionary.

Please send in your two votes by public response to this message,
before the deadline.

You may vote even if you did not submit a definition.

You may NOT vote if you are disqualified
(rules found in the file area of Dixonary at groups.google.com
and in the sticky messages at tapcis.com in The Parlor).

The voting deadline is 5 past midnight my time:
Dallas (U.S.A. - Texas): Monday, June 13, 2011 at 12:05:00 AM
CDT (UTC-5 hours)
UTC: Monday, June 13, 2011 at 05:05:00
Melbourne (Australia - Victoria): Saturday, June 13, 2011 at
3:05:00 PM EST (UTC+10 hours)
New York (U.S.A. - New York) Monday, June 13, 2011 at 1:05:00 AM
EDT UTC-4 hours

Again, when in doubt, this is UTC: Monday, June 13, 2011 at 05:05:00

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1> Doubt; uncertainty.

2> boastfulness, vainglory.

3> the state of rapid movement, as in, _jactancy_ of the eyelid.

4> the Paris bureau of police created after the 1848 revolution to
root out all influence of the Orléans monarchy.

5> _leg._ the willful personal use of property and/or funds for which
one is a bailee.

6> forced departure or expulsion.

7> A hair loss syndrome affecting wild ungulates as a result of an
allergic reaction to the European louse.

8> habitual tardiness.

9> _Acoustics._ the degree to which a surface will scatter incoming
sound waves rather than reflect them
coherently back towards the source [L. jact-are ‘to scatter’]

10> pledge or commitment to service, as by a knight.

11> an altered mental state caused by electrolyte imbalance.

12> the suitability of an article for use as a projectile.

13> plug; spigot; wad of lint for wiping a wound.

14> springiness; resilience.

15> crown-green bowling [obs. Lat. _iactare_ to throw or hurl]

16> divination by use of dice.

17> Boastfulness; the act of glorifying oneself in speech; talking in
a self-admiring way.

18> The phenomenon whereby a viscous substance solidifies under pressure.

19> recklessness; impetuous behaviour.

20> gambling.

21> The occupation of race horse riding.

[MICHAEL HARRINGTON]

I see a problem here. There are two alike.

-----Original Message-----
From: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com [mailto:dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com] On Behalf
Of —Keith Hale—
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2011 10:28 AM
To: —Keith Hale—; dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2213: JACTANCY -- VOTE NOW

My accidentally extended deadline for submissions yielded us a list of
21 definitions.
20 from players and one from that player hater: the dictionary.

Please send in your two votes by public response to this message,
before the deadline.

You may vote even if you did not submit a definition.

You may NOT vote if you are disqualified
(rules found in the file area of Dixonary at groups.google.com
and in the sticky messages at tapcis.com in The Parlor).

The voting deadline is 5 past midnight my time:
Dallas (U.S.A. - Texas): Monday, June 13, 2011 at 12:05:00 AM
CDT (UTC-5 hours)
UTC: Monday, June 13, 2011 at 05:05:00
Melbourne (Australia - Victoria): Saturday, June 13, 2011 at
3:05:00 PM EST (UTC+10 hours)
New York (U.S.A. - New York) Monday, June 13, 2011 at 1:05:00 AM

EDT UTC-4 hours

Again, when in doubt, this is UTC: Monday, June 13, 2011 at 05:05:00

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1> Doubt; uncertainty.

2> boastfulness, vainglory.

3> the state of rapid movement, as in, _jactancy_ of the eyelid.

4> the Paris bureau of police created after the 1848 revolution to
root out all influence of the Orléans monarchy.

5> _leg._ the willful personal use of property and/or funds for which
one is a bailee.

6> forced departure or expulsion.

7> A hair loss syndrome affecting wild ungulates as a result of an
allergic reaction to the European louse.

8> habitual tardiness.

9> _Acoustics._ the degree to which a surface will scatter incoming
sound waves rather than reflect them
coherently back towards the source [L. jact-are ‘to scatter’]

10> pledge or commitment to service, as by a knight.

11> an altered mental state caused by electrolyte imbalance.

12> the suitability of an article for use as a projectile.

13> plug; spigot; wad of lint for wiping a wound.

14> springiness; resilience.

15> crown-green bowling [obs. Lat. _iactare_ to throw or hurl]

16> divination by use of dice.

17> Boastfulness; the act of glorifying oneself in speech; talking in
a self-admiring way.

18> The phenomenon whereby a viscous substance solidifies under pressure.

19> recklessness; impetuous behaviour.

20> gambling.

21> The occupation of race horse riding.

[France International]

It is the dealer's prerogative whether or not to combine similar
definitions. While I would probably have combined 2 and 17, Keith obviously
had a different opinion, and it certainly is not required to combine defs
(unless, I would say, they are identical).

--Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "MICHAEL HARRINGTON" <mikeharrington47 (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
To: <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2011 1:39 PM
Subject: RE: [Dixonary] Round 2213: JACTANCY -- VOTE NOW


I see a problem here. There are two alike.

-----Original Message-----
From: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com [mailto:dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com] On Behalf
Of -Keith Hale-
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2011 10:28 AM
To: -Keith Hale-; dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2213: JACTANCY -- VOTE NOW

My accidentally extended deadline for submissions yielded us a list of
21 definitions.
20 from players and one from that player hater: the dictionary.

Please send in your two votes by public response to this message,
before the deadline.

You may vote even if you did not submit a definition.

You may NOT vote if you are disqualified
(rules found in the file area of Dixonary at groups.google.com
and in the sticky messages at tapcis.com in The Parlor).

The voting deadline is 5 past midnight my time:
Dallas (U.S.A. - Texas): Monday, June 13, 2011 at 12:05:00 AM
CDT (UTC-5 hours)
UTC: Monday, June 13, 2011 at 05:05:00
Melbourne (Australia - Victoria): Saturday, June 13, 2011 at
3:05:00 PM EST (UTC+10 hours)
New York (U.S.A. - New York) Monday, June 13, 2011 at 1:05:00 AM

EDT UTC-4 hours

Again, when in doubt, this is UTC: Monday, June 13, 2011 at 05:05:00

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1> Doubt; uncertainty.

2> boastfulness, vainglory.

3> the state of rapid movement, as in, _jactancy_ of the eyelid.

4> the Paris bureau of police created after the 1848 revolution to
root out all influence of the Orléans monarchy.

5> _leg._ the willful personal use of property and/or funds for which
one is a bailee.

6> forced departure or expulsion.

7> A hair loss syndrome affecting wild ungulates as a result of an
allergic reaction to the European louse.

8> habitual tardiness.

9> _Acoustics._ the degree to which a surface will scatter incoming
sound waves rather than reflect them
coherently back towards the source [L. jact-are 'to scatter']

10> pledge or commitment to service, as by a knight.

11> an altered mental state caused by electrolyte imbalance.

12> the suitability of an article for use as a projectile.

13> plug; spigot; wad of lint for wiping a wound.

14> springiness; resilience.

15> crown-green bowling [obs. Lat. _iactare_ to throw or hurl]

16> divination by use of dice.

17> Boastfulness; the act of glorifying oneself in speech; talking in
a self-admiring way.

18> The phenomenon whereby a viscous substance solidifies under pressure.

19> recklessness; impetuous behaviour.

20> gambling.

21> The occupation of race horse riding.


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[France International]

I vote for 8 and 20.

----- Original Message -----
From: "—Keith Hale—" <thoughtstorms (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
To: "—Keith Hale—" <thoughtstorms (AT) gmail (DOT) com>; <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2011 1:28 PM
Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2213: JACTANCY -- VOTE NOW


My accidentally extended deadline for submissions yielded us a list of
21 definitions.
20 from players and one from that player hater: the dictionary.

Please send in your two votes by public response to this message,
before the deadline.

You may vote even if you did not submit a definition.

You may NOT vote if you are disqualified
(rules found in the file area of Dixonary at groups.google.com
and in the sticky messages at tapcis.com in The Parlor).

The voting deadline is 5 past midnight my time:
Dallas (U.S.A. - Texas): Monday, June 13, 2011 at 12:05:00 AM
CDT (UTC-5 hours)
UTC: Monday, June 13, 2011 at 05:05:00
Melbourne (Australia - Victoria): Saturday, June 13, 2011 at
3:05:00 PM EST (UTC+10 hours)
New York (U.S.A. - New York) Monday, June 13, 2011 at 1:05:00 AM
EDT UTC-4 hours

Again, when in doubt, this is UTC: Monday, June 13, 2011 at 05:05:00

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1> Doubt; uncertainty.

2> boastfulness, vainglory.

3> the state of rapid movement, as in, _jactancy_ of the eyelid.

4> the Paris bureau of police created after the 1848 revolution to
root out all influence of the Orléans monarchy.

5> _leg._ the willful personal use of property and/or funds for which
one is a bailee.

6> forced departure or expulsion.

7> A hair loss syndrome affecting wild ungulates as a result of an
allergic reaction to the European louse.

8> habitual tardiness.

9> _Acoustics._ the degree to which a surface will scatter incoming
sound waves rather than reflect them
coherently back towards the source [L. jact-are ‘to scatter’]

10> pledge or commitment to service, as by a knight.

11> an altered mental state caused by electrolyte imbalance.

12> the suitability of an article for use as a projectile.

13> plug; spigot; wad of lint for wiping a wound.

14> springiness; resilience.

15> crown-green bowling [obs. Lat. _iactare_ to throw or hurl]

16> divination by use of dice.

17> Boastfulness; the act of glorifying oneself in speech; talking in
a self-admiring way.

18> The phenomenon whereby a viscous substance solidifies under pressure.

19> recklessness; impetuous behaviour.

20> gambling.

21> The occupation of race horse riding.


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[Tim B]

9 and 18, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[EnDash@aol.com]

Numbers 9 and 18 please.

-- Dick Weltz



9> _Acoustics._ the degree to which a surface will scatter incoming
sound waves rather than reflect them
coherently back towards the source [L. jact-are ‘to scatter’]



18> The phenomenon whereby a viscous substance solidifies under pressure..

[Daniel Widdis]

2 and 17 on the theory that one of them is the real def, which is why the
other wasn't combined with it. ;)

--
Dan

[Dodi Schultz]

I'll have one of the twins (probably the wrong one, if indeed it's
either), which I also would definitely have combined, and one none-twin:

> 2> boastfulness, vainglory.
>

and

> 16> divination by use of dice.
>

—Dodi

[John Barrs]

I'm tempted to go with Dan's reasoning - but then I guess that could apply
to 19 and 20 as well (or am I showing my prejudices?) so... I'll go for #2
and #19 please

JohnnyB



> 2> boastfulness, vainglory.
>
>
> 19> recklessness; impetuous behaviour.
>
>

[—Keith Hale—]

I pondered a long time on whether to combine two definitions. Finally, as
sleep almost overtook me, i made the call.

I will just say that definitions can be combined (or not) whether they
include the "correct" answer - or not.
Dealer discretion.

I will leave it at that - until the round is over.
—Keith—

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 9 and 18.

Guerri

—Keith Hale— wrote:
>
> 9> _Acoustics._ the degree to which a surface will scatter incoming
> sound waves rather than reflect them
> coherently back towards the source [L. jact-are ‘to scatter’]
>
> 18> The phenomenon whereby a viscous substance solidifies under pressure.

[Guerri Stevens]

And remember, the dealer is always right.

Guerri

—Keith Hale— wrote:
> I pondered a long time on whether to combine two definitions. Finally,
> as sleep almost overtook me, i made the call.
>
> I will just say that definitions can be combined (or not) whether they
> include the "correct" answer - or not.
> Dealer discretion.
>
> I will leave it at that - until the round is over.
> —Keith—

[Tim Lodge]

> 6> *forced departure or expulsion.
>
> 17> *Boastfulness; the act of glorifying oneself in speech; talking in
> a self-admiring way.


-- Tim L

[Millie Morgan]

OK I'll take the bait :)
(we're away by the Bay for the long weekend...and I actually didn't think to

bring it
....the bait ... that is ...)

2. boastfulness, vainglory.
17. Boastfulness; the act of glorifying oneself in speech; talking ina
self-admiring way.


Best wishes
Millie

[Paul Keating]

That is your problem, not the dealer's.

-----Original Message-----
From: MICHAEL HARRINGTON
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2011 7:39 PM
To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Subject: RE: [Dixonary] Round 2213: JACTANCY -- VOTE NOW

I see a problem here. There are two alike.

[Paul Keating]

Of the paired defs, 2 and 17, I vote for 2 because 17 doesn't sound like a
real dictionary. On the dubious but nonetheless durable assumption that the
dealer is reluctant to combine a fake def with the real one, one of them
must be right.

15 sounds like Johnny Barrs, and I don't believe it because I don't think
_iactare_ was ever applied to throwing a ball (that is _iacire_). And in any
case, I think the Elizabethans called crown bowls "bowls" or "bowling", not
"jactancy", even in flights of rhetorical phantasy.

Since the only other marginally credible def is 9, I'll vote for that.

That's 2 and 9.

--
Paul Keating
The Hague

[MICHAEL HARRINGTON]

That's what I meant; that it is my problem! I was not protesting.

-----Original Message-----
From: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com [mailto:dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com] On Behalf
Of Paul Keating
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2011 3:56 PM
To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Round 2213: JACTANCY -- VOTE NOW

That is your problem, not the dealer's.

-----Original Message-----
From: MICHAEL HARRINGTON
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2011 7:39 PM
To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Subject: RE: [Dixonary] Round 2213: JACTANCY -- VOTE NOW

I see a problem here. There are two alike.

[Paul Keating]

Okay, point taken.

-----Original Message-----
From: MICHAEL HARRINGTON
Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 1:19 AM
To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Subject: RE: [Dixonary] Round 2213: JACTANCY -- VOTE NOW

That's what I meant; that it is my problem! I was not protesting.

[Judy Madnick]

I fall for the similar ones:

<< 2> boastfulness, vainglory.

<< 17> Boastfulness; the act of glorifying oneself in speech;
<< talking in
<< a self-admiring way.

Judy Madnick

[Jim Hart]

i'll try 2 and 19

Jim

[Steve Graham]

Two shortiew, please

2> boastfulness, vainglory.


8> habitual tardiness.

"Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit
of the goal"* Friedrich Nietzsche

[Chris Carson]

Have I voted yet? I don't think so. The perils of playing on 3 different machines.

10 and 15

Chris

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 11, 2011, at 1:28 PM, —Keith Hale— <thoughtstorms (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

> My accidentally extended deadline for submissions yielded us a list of
> 21 definitions.
> 20 from players and one from that player hater: the dictionary.
>
> Please send in your two votes by public response to this message,
> before the deadline.
>
> You may vote even if you did not submit a definition.
>
> You may NOT vote if you are disqualified
> (rules found in the file area of Dixonary at groups.google.com
> and in the sticky messages at tapcis.com in The Parlor).
>
> The voting deadline is 5 past midnight my time:
> Dallas (U.S.A. - Texas): Monday, June 13, 2011 at 12:05:00 AM
> CDT (UTC-5 hours)
> UTC: Monday, June 13, 2011 at 05:05:00
> Melbourne (Australia - Victoria): Saturday, June 13, 2011 at
> 3:05:00 PM EST (UTC+10 hours)
> New York (U.S.A. - New York) Monday, June 13, 2011 at 1:05:00 AM
> EDT UTC-4 hours
>
> Again, when in doubt, this is UTC: Monday, June 13, 2011 at 05:05:00
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 1> Doubt; uncertainty.
>
> 2> boastfulness, vainglory.
>
> 3> the state of rapid movement, as in, _jactancy_ of the eyelid.
>
> 4> the Paris bureau of police created after the 1848 revolution to
> root out all influence of the Orléans monarchy.
>
> 5> _leg._ the willful personal use of property and/or funds for which
> one is a bailee.
>
> 6> forced departure or expulsion.
>
> 7> A hair loss syndrome affecting wild ungulates as a result of an
> allergic reaction to the European louse.
>
> 8> habitual tardiness.
>
> 9> _Acoustics._ the degree to which a surface will scatter incoming
> sound waves rather than reflect them
> coherently back towards the source [L. jact-are ‘to scatter’]
>
> 10> pledge or commitment to service, as by a knight.
>
> 11> an altered mental state caused by electrolyte imbalance.
>
> 12> the suitability of an article for use as a projectile.
>
> 13> plug; spigot; wad of lint for wiping a wound.
>
> 14> springiness; resilience.
>
> 15> crown-green bowling [obs. Lat. _iactare_ to throw or hurl]
>
> 16> divination by use of dice.
>
> 17> Boastfulness; the act of glorifying oneself in speech; talking in
> a self-admiring way.
>
> 18> The phenomenon whereby a viscous substance solidifies under pressure.
>
> 19> recklessness; impetuous behaviour.
>
> 20> gambling.
>
> 21> The occupation of race horse riding.
>

[—Keith Hale—]

On 12 June 2011 13:10, Chris Carson <clcarson (AT) live (DOT) com> wrote:

> Have I voted yet? I don't think so. The perils of playing on 3 different
> machines.
>
> 10 and 15
>

You know what they say - "Vote early and vote often!" These are your first
two votes for JACTANCY, though.
[C8

[Tony Abell]

Ignoring the suspicious duplication, I'll take 2 and 8:

2> boastfulness, vainglory.

8> habitual tardiness.

[Chris Carson]

Ouch! Sorry about that. As I said, the hazards of playing on the iPhone, work laptop and home desktop. I guess I should look into synching software. lol..

Chris

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 12, 2011, at 2:57 PM, —Keith Hale— <thoughtstorms (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

> On 12 June 2011 13:10, Chris Carson <clcarson (AT) live (DOT) com> wrote:
> Have I voted yet? I don't think so. The perils of playing on 3 different machines.
>
> 10 and 15
>
> You know what they say - "Vote early and vote often!" These are your first two votes for JACTANCY, though.
> [C8

[John Barrs]

Um - I beg to differ about jactancy and bowls -- why do you think the "jack"
is the "jack" in green bowling (the small ball that you throw up the green
to play to)

JohnnyB

On 12 June 2011 00:18, Paul Keating <keating (AT) acm (DOT) org> wrote:

> Of the paired defs, 2 and 17, I vote for 2 because 17 doesn't sound like a
> real dictionary. On the dubious but nonetheless durable assumption that the
> dealer is reluctant to combine a fake def with the real one, one of them
> must be right.
>
> 15 sounds like Johnny Barrs, and I don't believe it because I don't think
> _iactare_ was ever applied to throwing a ball (that is _iacire_). And in any
> case, I think the Elizabethans called crown bowls "bowls" or "bowling", not
> "jactancy", even in flights of rhetorical phantasy.
>
> Since the only other marginally credible def is 9, I'll vote for that.
>
> That's 2 and 9.
>
> --
> Paul Keating
> The Hague
>
>
>

[Paul Keating]

I don’t believe that word owes its origin to either Latin verb. And the jack is precisely the bowl you don’t throw.
From: John Barrs
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 10:59 AM
To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Round 2213: JACTANCY -- VOTE NOW

Um - I beg to differ about jactancy and bowls -- why do you think the "jack" is the "jack" in green bowling (the small ball that you throw up the green to play to)

JohnnyB

[John Barrs]

In the normal flat-green game, the jack is thrown: and then placed on the
centre line at the distance it reached - part of the tactics of the game is
to define the length to suit your team - and as the winners get to throw the
next jack, they can dominate a game.

bowls of course, are not thrown --- old joke "old bowlers never die they
just drop their balls"

However, I am not sure of the origin of the word jack -- and amusingly the
OED does not have that meaning for jack - some think that jactus lapidum may
have referred to bowls - I merely do not know

JohnnyB

On 13 June 2011 10:33, Paul Keating <pjakeating (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

> I don’t believe that word owes its origin to either Latin verb. And the
> jack is precisely the bowl you don’t throw.
> *From:* John Barrs <johnnybarrs (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
> *Sent:* Monday, June 13, 2011 10:59 AM
> *To:* dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> *Subject:* Re: [Dixonary] Round 2213: JACTANCY -- VOTE NOW
>
> Um - I beg to differ about jactancy and bowls -- why do you think the
> "jack" is the "jack" in green bowling (the small ball that you throw up the
> green to play to)
>
> JohnnyB
>
>