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Millie Morgan
July 16th, 2011, 08:50 AM
Here are 17 definitions for LOCOUM

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

4pm Mon 18/7 Melbourne EST
11pm Sun 17/7 PDT
1am Mon 18/7 CDT
2am Mon 18/7 EDT
7am Mon 18/7 16/7 BST
8am Mon 18/7 CEST

New players are welcome to vote, even if you didn't enter a definition this round; but don't look in a dictionary.


* L O C O U M *


1: Turkish delight

2: poor handwriting

3: a dry river valley

4: The immediate vicinity

5: a porous sedimentary rock

6: a monk's cell [Lat. _locus_ place]

7: a Persian adviser to a local official

8: mountaineering clip that grips rope when weight is applied

9: a pileless woven rug of intricate design made in the Middle East

10: a feature used to establish one's location, esp. in military use

11: (biol.) a reported form of paramecium with two curves in its usual shape

12: spongy blackish algae masses found at lakeshores on the African continent

13: the viscous exudate of various carnivorous plants. Ex.: _see_ Venus Flycatcher

14: _Anglo-Ind._ an indefinite number, used in the sense `many, several', etc. [Hindi _lokom_ many]

15: A large deposit of rock debris accumulated through the action of gravity at the base if a cliff or slope

16: Information regarding precise location: longitude, latitude, elevation - as well as the less precise: country, state, county, city, etc.

17: A plant found in the Petén region of Guatemala, the leaves of which are used by indigenous peoples to make a mildly hallucinogenic tea used in pagan ceremonies

Dodi Schultz
July 16th, 2011, 09:07 AM
Points to the authors of:
> 6: a monk's cell [Lat. _locus_ place]

and
> 8: mountaineering clip that grips rope when weight is applied

—Dodi

Guerri Stevens
July 16th, 2011, 10:04 AM
I vote for 4 and 16.

Guerri

Millie Morgan wrote:
>
> 4: The immediate vicinity
>
> 16: Information regarding precise location: longitude, latitude,
> elevation - as well as the less precise: country, state, county, city, etc.

France International
July 16th, 2011, 10:11 AM
I"ll vote for 2 and 11.

EnDash@aol.com
July 16th, 2011, 10:14 AM
I'll take a stab at numbers 8 and 11.

-- Dick Weltz




8: mountaineering clip that grips rope when weight is applied


11: (biol.) a reported form of paramecium with two curves in its usual
shape

Dave Cunningham
July 16th, 2011, 10:15 AM
4 and 14 today.

Dave

On Jul 16, 9:50*am, "Millie Morgan" <milliemmor... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
> Here are 17 definitions for LOCOUM
>
> Vote for TWO as a public forum message (in reply to this one), before the deadline...
>
> * 4pm Mon *18/7 Melbourne EST
> 11pm Sun * 17/7 PDT
> * 1am Mon *18/7 CDT
> * 2am Mon *18/7 EDT
> * 7am Mon *18/7 16/7 BST
> * 8am Mon *18/7 CEST
>
> New players are welcome to vote, even if you didn't enter a definition this round; but don't look in a dictionary.
>
> * L O C O U M **
>
> *1: Turkish delight
>
> *2: poor handwriting
>
> *3: a dry river valley
>
> *4: The immediate vicinity
>
> *5: a porous sedimentary rock
>
> *6: a monk's cell [Lat. _locus_ place]
>
> *7: a Persian adviser to a local official
>
> *8: mountaineering clip that grips rope when weight is applied
>
> *9: a pileless woven rug of intricate design made in the Middle East
>
> 10: a feature used to establish one's location, esp. in military use
>
> 11: (biol.) a reported form of paramecium with two curves in its usual shape
>
> 12: spongy blackish algae masses found at lakeshores on the African continent
>
> 13: the viscous exudate of various carnivorous plants. Ex.: _see_ Venus Flycatcher
>
> 14: _Anglo-Ind._ an indefinite number, used in the sense `many, several', etc. [Hindi _lokom_ many]
>
> 15: A large deposit of rock debris accumulated through the action of gravity at the base if a cliff or slope
>
> 16: Information regarding precise location: longitude, latitude, elevation - as well as the less precise: country, state, county, city, etc.
>
> 17: A plant found in the Petén region of Guatemala, the leaves of which are used by indigenous peoples to make a mildly hallucinogenic tea used in pagan ceremonies

Judy Madnick
July 16th, 2011, 10:23 AM
5 and 12.

Judy

Sent from my iPod

Steve Graham
July 16th, 2011, 10:34 AM
4 and 16 please, Millie

Steve Graham
Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 16, 2011, at 6:50, "Millie Morgan" <milliemmorgan (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

> Here are 17 definitions for LOCOUM
>
> Vote for TWO as a public forum message (in reply to this one), before the deadline...
>
> 4pm Mon 18/7 Melbourne EST
> 11pm Sun 17/7 PDT
> 1am Mon 18/7 CDT
> 2am Mon 18/7 EDT
> 7am Mon 18/7 16/7 BST
> 8am Mon 18/7 CEST
>
> New players are welcome to vote, even if you didn't enter a definition this round; but don't look in a dictionary.
>
>
> * L O C O U M *
>
>
> 1: Turkish delight
>
> 2: poor handwriting
>
> 3: a dry river valley
>
> 4: The immediate vicinity
>
> 5: a porous sedimentary rock
>
> 6: a monk's cell [Lat. _locus_ place]
>
> 7: a Persian adviser to a local official
>
> 8: mountaineering clip that grips rope when weight is applied
>
> 9: a pileless woven rug of intricate design made in the Middle East
>
> 10: a feature used to establish one's location, esp. in military use
>
> 11: (biol.) a reported form of paramecium with two curves in its usual shape
>
> 12: spongy blackish algae masses found at lakeshores on the African continent
>
> 13: the viscous exudate of various carnivorous plants. Ex.: _see_ Venus Flycatcher
>
> 14: _Anglo-Ind._ an indefinite number, used in the sense `many, several', etc. [Hindi _lokom_ many]
>
> 15: A large deposit of rock debris accumulated through the action of gravity at the base if a cliff or slope
>
> 16: Information regarding precise location: longitude, latitude, elevation - as well as the less precise: country, state, county, city, etc.
>
> 17: A plant found in the Petén region of Guatemala, the leaves of which are used by indigenous peoples to make a mildly hallucinogenic tea used in pagan ceremonies

Daniel Widdis
July 16th, 2011, 01:27 PM
I believe 6 and 14.

--
Dan

Tim B
July 16th, 2011, 04:25 PM
5 and 13, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

—Keith Hale—
July 17th, 2011, 02:20 AM
HM! I see at least two that match up fairly close (no surprise or
indicator, but of interest).

Well, gimme 10 & 15 anyway. [C8



> 10: a feature used to establish one's location, esp. in military use
> 15: A large deposit of rock debris accumulated through the action of gravity
> at the base if a cliff or slope

Toni Savage
July 18th, 2011, 12:25 AM
1 and 4 are unlikely...


-- Toni Savage

From: Millie Morgan <milliemmorgan (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
>To: Dixonary (group) <Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
>Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 9:50 AM
>Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2223 LOCOUM defs ... it's time to vote
>
>
>Here are 17 definitions for LOCOUM
>
>Vote for TWO as a public forum message (in reply to this one), before the deadline...
>
>* 4pm*Mon**18/7 Melbourne EST
>11pm Sun** 17/7 PDT
>* 1am*Mon**18/7 CDT
>* 2am*Mon**18/7 EDT
>**7am*Mon**18/7*16/7 BST
>* 8am*Mon**18/7 CEST
>
>New players are welcome to vote, even if you didn't enter a definition this round; but don't look in a dictionary.
>
>
>* L O C O U M* *
>
>*
>*1: Turkish delight
>
>*2: poor handwriting
>
>*3: a dry river valley
>
>*4: The immediate vicinity
>
>*5: a porous sedimentary rock
>
>*6: a monk's cell [Lat. _locus_ place]
>
>*7: a Persian adviser to a local official
>
>*8: mountaineering clip that grips rope when weight is applied
>
>*9: a pileless woven rug of intricate design made in the Middle East
>
>10: a feature used to establish one's location, esp. in military use
>
>11: (biol.) a reported form of paramecium with two curves in its usual shape
>
>12: spongy blackish algae masses found at lakeshores on the African continent
>
>13: the viscous exudate of various carnivorous plants. Ex.: _see_ Venus Flycatcher
>
>14: _Anglo-Ind._ an indefinite number, used in the sense `many, several', etc. [Hindi _lokom_ many]
>
>15: A large deposit of rock debris accumulated through the action of gravity at the base if a cliff or slope
>
>16: Information regarding precise location: longitude, latitude, elevation - as well as the less precise: country, state, county, city, etc.
>
>17: A plant found in the Petén region of Guatemala, the leaves of which are used by indigenous peoples to make a mildly hallucinogenic tea used in pagan ceremonies
>
>

Tony Abell
July 18th, 2011, 12:32 AM
I'll try 3 and 12, not for any reason:

> 3: a dry river valley

> 12: spongy blackish algae masses found at lakeshores on the African continent

Millie Morgan
July 18th, 2011, 01:33 AM
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Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Round 2223 LOCOUM defs ... it's time to vote


>
> I'll try 3 and 12, not for any reason:
>
>> 3: a dry river valley
>
>> 12: spongy blackish algae masses found at lakeshores on the African
>> continent
>