[Dixonary] Time to vote - Didymo

[Steve Graham]

Here are 17 definitions for DIDYMO. Only one is from a dictionary or
encyclopedia. The remainder are diabolical diversions



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



1. Audacity

2. an assistant

3. a gypsy caravan

4. having two parts

5. merchant; businessman.

6. [Mod. Gk.] a public bathhouse

7. a Maltese style of fishing lure

8. a slight and brief essay. [Colloq.]

9. a tool used in knitting to make an even edge.

10. (origin uncertain) A Carthaginian or North African

11. a species of diatom that grows in warm and shallow water

12. _Slang_ in auto racing, a victory by at least ten car lengths

13. a fleshy mass of connective tissue surrounding the bifurcation of the
oviducts of most mammals

14. a dynamo used for tidal generators which can operate in either
direction with equal efficiency

15. cargo jettisoned from ship but marked by buoys for recovery; wreckage
or goods at the bottom of the sea.

16. formerly, the smallest size of printed book page, 3¾ × 2½ inches
untrimmed, used for pocket diaries, etc.; also called Crown 32mo

17. an interchange threaded tube of steel at the end of a shotgun barrel
with an inside diameter that tapers to a smaller opening at one end



Deadline

1200 hours 11 July U.S. West Coast

1500 hours 11 July U.S. East Coast

1900 hours 11 July UTC

2000 hours 11 July UK Summertime

2100 hours 11 July Netherlands

0500 hours 12 July Melbourne down under



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

[—Keith Hale—]

Ah. Fun. I shall have 15 & 16, please.



> 15. cargo jettisoned from ship but marked by buoys for recovery;
wreckage or goods at the bottom of the sea.
> 16. formerly, the smallest size of printed book page, 3¾ × 2½ inches
untrimmed, used for pocket diaries, etc.; also called Crown 32mo

[Dodi Schultz]

May as well guess wildly now as later. I'll go with:

> 14. a dynamo used for tidal generators which can operate in either
> direction with equal efficiency
>

and

> 16. formerly, the smallest size of printed book page, 3¾ × 2½ inches
> untrimmed, used for pocket diaries, etc.; also called Crown 32mo
>

—Dodi

[John Barrs]

I'll go uncertainly for #10 and specifically for #11 please

JohnnyB

10. (origin uncertain) A Carthaginian or North African
>
> 11. a species of diatom that grows in warm and shallow water
>
>

[Tim B]

5 and 8, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[Millie Morgan]

I'll guess 2 and 14 thanks Steve

2. an assistant
14. a dynamo used for tidal generators which can operate in either
direction with equal efficiency


Best wishes,
Millie

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 4 and 17.

Guerri

Steve Graham wrote:
>
> 4. having two parts
>
> 17. an interchange threaded tube of steel at the end of a shotgun
> barrel with an inside diameter that tapers to a smaller opening at one end

[Dave Cunningham]

6 and 16 for no reasons (I was amazed as anyone that a word which
could not be an adverb was an adverb last time <g>)

Dave


On Jul 10, 12:54*am, "Steve Graham" <sdgra... (AT) duckswild (DOT) com> wrote:
> Here are 17 definitions for DIDYMO. Only one is from a dictionary or
> encyclopedia. The remainder are diabolical diversions
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
> this one), before the deadline..
>
> 1. * * * Audacity
>
> 2. * * * an assistant
>
> 3. * * * a gypsy caravan
>
> 4. * * * having two parts
>
> 5. * * * merchant; businessman.
>
> 6. * * * [Mod. Gk.] a public bathhouse
>
> 7. * * * a Maltese style of fishing lure
>
> 8. * * * a slight and brief essay. [Colloq.]
>
> 9. * * * a tool used in knitting to make an even edge.
>
> 10. * (origin uncertain) A Carthaginian or North African
>
> 11. * a species of diatom that grows in warm and shallow water
>
> 12. * _Slang_ in auto racing, a victory by at least ten car lengths
>
> 13. * a fleshy mass of connective tissue surrounding the bifurcation of the
> oviducts of most mammals
>
> 14. * a dynamo used for tidal generators which can operate in either
> direction with equal efficiency
>
> 15. * cargo jettisoned from ship but marked by buoys for recovery; wreckage
> or goods at the bottom of the sea.
>
> 16. * formerly, the smallest size of printed book page, 3¾ × 2½ inches
> untrimmed, used for pocket diaries, etc.; also called Crown 32mo
>
> 17. * an interchange threaded tube of steel at the end of a shotgun barrel
> with an inside diameter that tapers to a smaller opening at one end
>
> Deadline
>
> 1200 hours 11 July U.S. West Coast
>
> 1500 hours 11 July U.S. East Coast
>
> 1900 hours 11 July UTC
>
> 2000 hours 11 July UK Summertime
>
> 2100 hours 11 July Netherlands
>
> 0500 hours 12 July Melbourne down under
>
> 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

[Judy Madnick]

<< 10. (origin uncertain) A Carthaginian or North African

<< 16. formerly, the smallest size of printed book page, 3¾ × 2½
<< inches
<< untrimmed, used for pocket diaries, etc.; also called Crown
<< 32mo

Judy Madnick

[France International]

I'll go for 8 and 10.

[Daniel Widdis]

15 and 16, please.

--
Dan

[Matthew]

My votes go to:

7. * * * a Maltese style of fishing lure

and

9. * * * a tool used in knitting to make an even edge.

--Matthew Grieco

[EnDash@aol.com]

I missed the deadline for submitting a fake definition, so I will vote for
two of those on the list, namely numbers 9 and 16.

-- Dick Weltz


9. a tool used in knitting to make an even edge.


16. formerly, the smallest size of printed book page, 3¾ × 2½ inches
untrimmed, used for pocket diaries, etc.; also called Crown 32mo

[Paul Keating]

Vox pop is very emphatic about 16, but it has enough votes already, so I’ll take 10 and 6.

[Toni Savage]

16 and 13 please


-- Toni Savage

From: Steve Graham <sdgraham (AT) duckswild (DOT) com>
>To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
>Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 12:54 AM
>Subject: [Dixonary] Time to vote - Didymo
>
>
>Here are 17 definitions for DIDYMO. Only one is from a dictionary or encyclopedia. The remainder are diabolical diversions
>*
>Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to this one), before the deadline..
>*
>1.****** Audacity
>2.****** an assistant
>3.****** a gypsy caravan
>4.****** having two parts
>5.****** merchant; businessman.
>6.****** [Mod. Gk.] a public bathhouse
>7.****** a Maltese style of fishing lure
>8.****** a slight and brief essay. [Colloq.]
>9.****** a tool used in knitting to make an even edge.
>10.** (origin uncertain) A Carthaginian or North African
>11.** a species of diatom that grows in warm and shallow water
>12.** _Slang_ in auto racing, a victory by at least ten car lengths
>13.** a fleshy mass of connective tissue surrounding the bifurcation of the oviducts of most mammals
>14.** a dynamo used for tidal generators which can operate in either direction with equal efficiency
>15.** cargo jettisoned from ship but marked by buoys for recovery; wreckage or goods at the bottom of the sea.
>16.** formerly, the smallest size of printed book page, 3¾ × 2½ inches untrimmed, used for pocket diaries, etc.; also called Crown 32mo
>17.** an interchange threaded tube of steel at the end of a shotgun barrel with an inside diameter that tapers to a smaller opening at one end
>*
>Deadline
>1200 hours 11 July U.S. West Coast
>1500 hours 11 July U.S. East Coast
>1900 hours 11 July UTC
>2000 hours 11 July UK Summertime
>2100 hours 11 July Netherlands
>0500 hours 12 July Melbourne down under
>*
>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
>*
>*
>
>

[Tim Lodge]

Steve

I'll fall for:

> 2. * * * an assistant
>
> 3. * * * a gypsy caravan

-- Tim L

[Chuck]

Steve -

Sixteen certainly seems compelling, so how about -

9. a tool used in knitting to make an even edge.

and

16.formerly, the smallest size of printed book page, 3¾ × 2½ inches
untrimmed, used for pocket diaries, etc.; also called Crown 32mo

Thanks,

Chuck