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EnDash@aol.com
September 13th, 2011, 03:51 PM
We have a lengthy list of definitions -- all shapes and sizes, ranging from
two words to twenty-six -- for your consideration. Nineteen are
imaginative concoctions of your fellow players, and one comes from a dictionary. Vote
for any two defs of your choice, and mail your vote to the list -- not to
me.

Please identify your vote by name, as I can't always remember all of the
non-obvious email aliases and have to go looking up the master membership
list.

Deadline for voting will be Thursday, September 13, at Noon EDT or the
equivalent time in your zone.


1: upside-down wedge at an acute angle on a coat of arms

2: [Fr.] to win, also sometimes the winner

3: _arch_ a watchmaker or clockmaker, especially one who produces the
gears used in a clock or watch (see also _cogener_

4: the flywheel on the rotating shaft of a on a steam-engine governor

5: a "tobacconist's kit" (Before commercial cigarette rolling machines,
these small pouches containing rolling papers and loose tobacco were sold.)

6: a racetrack tipster

7: a trapper, esp. one who travels with a cagane, a towed sled used to
transport loads over boggy ground

8: a figure of a squatting defecating person, a traditional character in
Catalan Christmas creche scene

9: _Archaic_ a gamekeeper

10: a revolving cylindrical sieve for cleaning or sizing minerals

11: a kind of cigar from the Dominican Republic

12: a maker of slip-on rain-wear

13: a type of ratchet used to alter the direction of spin of a gear
assembly

14: a tough guy

15: a periodontal condition affecting sheep grazed on rough pasture

16: a stone-polishing tool, operated by foot pedal, used for fragile, soft
stones

17: the temporary wooden cross-brace assembly used in roof construction to
stabilize the roof rafters until construction is completed

18: an aquatic, dabbling duck with a medium brown body, black head and
scarlet bands around the neck; commonly found in the western United States and
Canada

19: a poor example

20: the male African elephant when in musth


Good luck, -- Dick

France International
September 13th, 2011, 04:11 PM
I'll try 7 and 9.

--Mike

Dodi Schultz
September 13th, 2011, 04:43 PM
How 'bout:
> 7: a trapper, esp. one who travels with a cagane, a towed sled used to
> transport loads over boggy ground

and

> 9: _Archaic_ a gamekeeper

—Dodi

Nancy Shepherdson
September 13th, 2011, 05:30 PM
13 and 17 for me. Sounds vaguely mechanical.

Nancy

Steve Graham
September 13th, 2011, 06:31 PM
Let's go 9 and 15 for no good reason



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





9: _Archaic_ a gamekeeper



15: a periodontal condition affecting sheep grazed on rough pasture

—Keith Hale—
September 13th, 2011, 06:34 PM
I'll go with #1 & #5. Thanks! —Keith—

> *1: upside-down wedge at an acute angle on a coat of arms
> *5: a "tobacconist's kit" (Before commercial cigarette rolling machines,
> these small pouches containing rolling papers and loose tobacco were sold.)

Hugo Kornelis
September 13th, 2011, 06:37 PM
Hi Dick,



 



You seem to have forgotten not only the real def, but also my submission. Or do I need better glasses?



 



My votes are for 4 and 7.



 



Best, Hugo 



 



From : EnDash (AT) aol (DOT) com
To : Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com;
Subject : [Dixonary] Please vote for CAGANER definitions
 



We have a lengthy list of definitions -- all shapes and sizes, ranging from two words to twenty-six -- for your consideration. Nineteen are imaginative concoctions of your fellow players, and one comes from a dictionary. Vote for any two defs of your choice, and mail your vote to the list -- not to me.



 



Please identify your vote by name, as I can't always remember all of the non-obvious email aliases and have to go looking up the master membership list.



 



Deadline for voting will be Thursday, September 13, at Noon EDT or the equivalent time in your zone.



 



 



 1: upside-down wedge at an acute angle on a coat of arms



 



 2: [Fr.] to win, also sometimes the winner



 



 3: _arch_ a watchmaker or clockmaker, especially one who produces the gears used in a clock or watch (see also _cogener_



 



 4: the flywheel on the rotating shaft of a on a steam-engine governor



 



 5: a "tobacconist's kit" (Before commercial cigarette rolling machines, these small pouches containing rolling papers and loose tobacco were sold.)



 



 6: a racetrack tipster



 



 7: a trapper, esp. one who travels with a cagane, a towed sled used to transport loads over boggy ground



 



 8: a figure of a squatting defecating person, a traditional character in Catalan Christmas creche scene



 



 9: _Archaic_ a gamekeeper



 



10: a revolving cylindrical sieve for cleaning or sizing minerals



 



11: a kind of cigar from the Dominican Republic



 



12: a maker of slip-on rain-wear



 



13: a type of ratchet used to alter the direction of spin of a gear   assembly



 



14: a tough guy



 



15: a periodontal condition affecting sheep grazed on rough pasture



 



16: a stone-polishing tool, operated by foot pedal, used for fragile, soft stones



 



17: the temporary wooden cross-brace assembly used in roof construction to stabilize the roof rafters until construction is completed



 



18: an aquatic, dabbling duck with a medium brown body, black head and scarlet bands around the neck; commonly found in the western United States and Canada



 



19: a poor example



 



20: the male African elephant when in musth



 



 



Good luck, -- Dick



 



 

Judy Madnick
September 13th, 2011, 06:50 PM
3 and 16, for lack of a better idea.

Sent from my iPod

On Sep 13, 2011, at 4:51 PM, EnDash (AT) aol (DOT) com wrote:

> We have a lengthy list of definitions -- all shapes and sizes, ranging from two words to twenty-six -- for your consideration. Nineteen are imaginative concoctions of your fellow players, and one comes from a dictionary. Vote for any two defs of your choice, and mail your vote to the list -- not to me.
>
> Please identify your vote by name, as I can't always remember all of the non-obvious email aliases and have to go looking up the master membership list.
>
> Deadline for voting will be Thursday, September 13, at Noon EDT or the equivalent time in your zone.
>
>
> 1: upside-down wedge at an acute angle on a coat of arms
>
> 2: [Fr.] to win, also sometimes the winner
>
> 3: _arch_ a watchmaker or clockmaker, especially one who produces the gears used in a clock or watch (see also _cogener_
>
> 4: the flywheel on the rotating shaft of a on a steam-engine governor
>
> 5: a "tobacconist's kit" (Before commercial cigarette rolling machines, these small pouches containing rolling papers and loose tobacco were sold.)
>
> 6: a racetrack tipster
>
> 7: a trapper, esp. one who travels with a cagane, a towed sled used to transport loads over boggy ground
>
> 8: a figure of a squatting defecating person, a traditional character in Catalan Christmas creche scene
>
> 9: _Archaic_ a gamekeeper
>
> 10: a revolving cylindrical sieve for cleaning or sizing minerals
>
> 11: a kind of cigar from the Dominican Republic
>
> 12: a maker of slip-on rain-wear
>
> 13: a type of ratchet used to alter the direction of spin of a gear assembly
>
> 14: a tough guy
>
> 15: a periodontal condition affecting sheep grazed on rough pasture
>
> 16: a stone-polishing tool, operated by foot pedal, used for fragile, soft stones
>
> 17: the temporary wooden cross-brace assembly used in roof construction to stabilize the roof rafters until construction is completed
>
> 18: an aquatic, dabbling duck with a medium brown body, black head and scarlet bands around the neck; commonly found in the western United States and Canada
>
> 19: a poor example
>
> 20: the male African elephant when in musth
>
>
> Good luck, -- Dick
>
>

Judy Madnick
September 13th, 2011, 06:56 PM
Sorry -- that was from Judy Madnick. I failed to sign it 'cuz my daughter needed me.

Sent from my iPod

On Sep 13, 2011, at 4:51 PM, EnDash (AT) aol (DOT) com wrote:

> We have a lengthy list of definitions -- all shapes and sizes, ranging from two words to twenty-six -- for your consideration. Nineteen are imaginative concoctions of your fellow players, and one comes from a dictionary. Vote for any two defs of your choice, and mail your vote to the list -- not to me.
>
> Please identify your vote by name, as I can't always remember all of the non-obvious email aliases and have to go looking up the master membership list.
>
> Deadline for voting will be Thursday, September 13, at Noon EDT or the equivalent time in your zone.
>
>
> 1: upside-down wedge at an acute angle on a coat of arms
>
> 2: [Fr.] to win, also sometimes the winner
>
> 3: _arch_ a watchmaker or clockmaker, especially one who produces the gears used in a clock or watch (see also _cogener_
>
> 4: the flywheel on the rotating shaft of a on a steam-engine governor
>
> 5: a "tobacconist's kit" (Before commercial cigarette rolling machines, these small pouches containing rolling papers and loose tobacco were sold.)
>
> 6: a racetrack tipster
>
> 7: a trapper, esp. one who travels with a cagane, a towed sled used to transport loads over boggy ground
>
> 8: a figure of a squatting defecating person, a traditional character in Catalan Christmas creche scene
>
> 9: _Archaic_ a gamekeeper
>
> 10: a revolving cylindrical sieve for cleaning or sizing minerals
>
> 11: a kind of cigar from the Dominican Republic
>
> 12: a maker of slip-on rain-wear
>
> 13: a type of ratchet used to alter the direction of spin of a gear assembly
>
> 14: a tough guy
>
> 15: a periodontal condition affecting sheep grazed on rough pasture
>
> 16: a stone-polishing tool, operated by foot pedal, used for fragile, soft stones
>
> 17: the temporary wooden cross-brace assembly used in roof construction to stabilize the roof rafters until construction is completed
>
> 18: an aquatic, dabbling duck with a medium brown body, black head and scarlet bands around the neck; commonly found in the western United States and Canada
>
> 19: a poor example
>
> 20: the male African elephant when in musth
>
>
> Good luck, -- Dick
>
>

Dave Cunningham
September 13th, 2011, 10:05 PM
7 and 8 - but I think 8 may have been a word used in the past? The def
looks familiar in any case.

Dave


On Sep 13, 4:51*pm, EnD... (AT) aol (DOT) com wrote:
> We have a lengthy list of definitions -- all shapes and sizes, ranging from
> *two words to twenty-six -- for your consideration. Nineteen are
> imaginative *concoctions of your fellow players, and one comes from a dictionary. Vote
> for *any two defs of your choice, and mail your vote to the list -- not to
> me.
>
> Please identify your vote by name, as I can't always remember all of the *
> non-obvious email aliases and have to go looking up the master membership *
> list.
>
> Deadline for voting will be Thursday, September 13, at Noon EDT or the *
> equivalent time in your zone.
>
> *1: upside-down wedge at an acute angle on a coat of arms
>
> *2: [Fr.] to win, also sometimes the winner
>
> *3: _arch_ a watchmaker or clockmaker, especially one who produces the *
> gears used in a clock or watch (see also _cogener_
>
> *4: the flywheel on the rotating shaft of a on a steam-engine *governor
>
> *5: a "tobacconist's kit" (Before commercial cigarette rolling *machines,
> these small pouches containing rolling papers and loose tobacco were *sold.)
>
> *6: a racetrack tipster
>
> *7: a trapper, esp. one who travels with a cagane, a towed sled used *to
> transport loads over boggy ground
>
> *8: a figure of a squatting defecating person, a traditional character *in
> Catalan Christmas creche scene
>
> *9: _Archaic_ a gamekeeper
>
> 10: a revolving cylindrical sieve for cleaning or sizing minerals
>
> 11: a kind of cigar from the Dominican Republic
>
> 12: a maker of slip-on rain-wear
>
> 13: a type of ratchet used to alter the direction of spin of a *gear *
> assembly
>
> 14: a tough guy
>
> 15: a periodontal condition affecting sheep grazed on rough pasture
>
> 16: a stone-polishing tool, operated by foot pedal, used for fragile, soft *
> stones
>
> 17: the temporary wooden cross-brace assembly used in roof construction to *
> stabilize the roof rafters until construction is completed
>
> 18: an aquatic, dabbling duck with a medium brown body, black head and *
> scarlet bands around the neck; commonly found in the western United States *and
> Canada
>
> 19: a poor example
>
> 20: the male African elephant when in musth
>
> Good luck, -- Dick

Michael Harrington
September 13th, 2011, 10:08 PM
I'll bite on #3 and #7.

Sent from my Verizon HTC Incredible.
On Sep 13, 2011 1:51 PM, <EnDash (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote:
> We have a lengthy list of definitions -- all shapes and sizes, ranging
from
> two words to twenty-six -- for your consideration. Nineteen are
> imaginative concoctions of your fellow players, and one comes from a
dictionary. Vote
> for any two defs of your choice, and mail your vote to the list -- not to
> me.
>
> Please identify your vote by name, as I can't always remember all of the
> non-obvious email aliases and have to go looking up the master membership
> list.
>
> Deadline for voting will be Thursday, September 13, at Noon EDT or the
> equivalent time in your zone.
>
>
> 1: upside-down wedge at an acute angle on a coat of arms
>
> 2: [Fr.] to win, also sometimes the winner
>
> 3: _arch_ a watchmaker or clockmaker, especially one who produces the
> gears used in a clock or watch (see also _cogener_
>
> 4: the flywheel on the rotating shaft of a on a steam-engine governor
>
> 5: a "tobacconist's kit" (Before commercial cigarette rolling machines,
> these small pouches containing rolling papers and loose tobacco were
sold.)
>
> 6: a racetrack tipster
>
> 7: a trapper, esp. one who travels with a cagane, a towed sled used to
> transport loads over boggy ground
>
> 8: a figure of a squatting defecating person, a traditional character in
> Catalan Christmas creche scene
>
> 9: _Archaic_ a gamekeeper
>
> 10: a revolving cylindrical sieve for cleaning or sizing minerals
>
> 11: a kind of cigar from the Dominican Republic
>
> 12: a maker of slip-on rain-wear
>
> 13: a type of ratchet used to alter the direction of spin of a gear
> assembly
>
> 14: a tough guy
>
> 15: a periodontal condition affecting sheep grazed on rough pasture
>
> 16: a stone-polishing tool, operated by foot pedal, used for fragile, soft

> stones
>
> 17: the temporary wooden cross-brace assembly used in roof construction to

> stabilize the roof rafters until construction is completed
>
> 18: an aquatic, dabbling duck with a medium brown body, black head and
> scarlet bands around the neck; commonly found in the western United States
and
> Canada
>
> 19: a poor example
>
> 20: the male African elephant when in musth
>
>
> Good luck, -- Dick
>
>

Daniel Widdis
September 14th, 2011, 02:42 AM
3 et 6, s'il vous plaît
--
Dan


3: _arch_ a watchmaker or clockmaker, especially one who produces the gears
used in a clock or watch (see also _cogener_

6: a racetrack tipster

Guerri Stevens
September 14th, 2011, 05:24 AM
I vote for 16 and 19.

Guerri

EnDash (AT) aol (DOT) com wrote:
>
> 16: a stone-polishing tool, operated by foot pedal, used for fragile,
> soft stones
>
> 19: a poor example

Matthew
September 14th, 2011, 07:13 AM
My votes go to:

4: the flywheel on the rotating shaft of a on a steam-engine *governor

and

13: a type of ratchet used to alter the direction of spin of a *gear *
assembly

--Matthew Grieco

EnDash@aol.com
September 14th, 2011, 08:17 AM
You are quite right, and I cannot explain how that happened.

Keep your glasses, and kindly accept two dealer points and an apology.

-- Dick


In a message dated 9/13/2011 7:37:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
hugo (AT) perfact (DOT) info writes:

Hi Dick,
You seem to have forgotten not only the real def, but also my submission.
Or do I need better glasses?
My votes are for 4 and 7.
Best, Hugo

____________________________________
From : EnDash (AT) aol (DOT) com
To : Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com;
Subject : [Dixonary] Please vote for CAGANER definitions

We have a lengthy list of definitions -- all shapes and sizes, ranging
from two words to twenty-six -- for your consideration. Nineteen are
imaginative concoctions of your fellow players, and one comes from a dictionary.
Vote for any two defs of your choice, and mail your vote to the list -- not to
me.

Please identify your vote by name, as I can't always remember all of the
non-obvious email aliases and have to go looking up the master membership
list.

Deadline for voting will be Thursday, September 13, at Noon EDT or the
equivalent time in your zone.


1: upside-down wedge at an acute angle on a coat of arms

2: [Fr.] to win, also sometimes the winner

3: _arch_ a watchmaker or clockmaker, especially one who produces the
gears used in a clock or watch (see also _cogener_

4: the flywheel on the rotating shaft of a on a steam-engine governor

5: a "tobacconist's kit" (Before commercial cigarette rolling machines,
these small pouches containing rolling papers and loose tobacco were sold.)

6: a racetrack tipster

7: a trapper, esp. one who travels with a cagane, a towed sled used to
transport loads over boggy ground

8: a figure of a squatting defecating person, a traditional character in
Catalan Christmas creche scene

9: _Archaic_ a gamekeeper

10: a revolving cylindrical sieve for cleaning or sizing minerals

11: a kind of cigar from the Dominican Republic

12: a maker of slip-on rain-wear

13: a type of ratchet used to alter the direction of spin of a gear
assembly

14: a tough guy

15: a periodontal condition affecting sheep grazed on rough pasture

16: a stone-polishing tool, operated by foot pedal, used for fragile, soft
stones

17: the temporary wooden cross-brace assembly used in roof construction to
stabilize the roof rafters until construction is completed

18: an aquatic, dabbling duck with a medium brown body, black head and
scarlet bands around the neck; commonly found in the western United States and
Canada

19: a poor example

20: the male African elephant when in musth


Good luck, -- Dick

Hugo Kornelis
September 14th, 2011, 08:49 AM
Thanks! Probably more than my actual def would have scored :)

From : EnDash (AT) aol (DOT) com
To : dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com;
Subject : Re: [Dixonary] Please vote for CAGANER definitions
&nbsp;



You are quite right, and I cannot explain how that happened.



&nbsp;



Keep your glasses, and kindly accept two dealer points and an apology.



&nbsp;



-- Dick



&nbsp;





In a message dated 9/13/2011 7:37:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, hugo (AT) perfact (DOT) info writes:



Hi Dick,



&nbsp;



You seem to have forgotten not only the real def, but also my submission. Or do I need better glasses?



&nbsp;



My votes are for 4 and 7.



&nbsp;



Best, Hugo&nbsp;



&nbsp;



From : EnDash (AT) aol (DOT) com
To : Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com;
Subject : [Dixonary] Please vote for CAGANER definitions
&nbsp;



We have a lengthy list of definitions -- all shapes and sizes, ranging from two words to twenty-six -- for your consideration. Nineteen are imaginative concoctions of your fellow players, and one comes from a dictionary. Vote for any two defs of your choice, and mail your vote to the list -- not to me.



&nbsp;



Please identify your vote by name, as I can't always remember all of the non-obvious email aliases and have to go looking up the master membership list.



&nbsp;



Deadline for voting will be Thursday, September 13, at Noon EDT or the equivalent time in your zone.



&nbsp;



&nbsp;



&nbsp;1: upside-down wedge at an acute angle on a coat of arms



&nbsp;



&nbsp;2: [Fr.] to win, also sometimes the winner



&nbsp;



&nbsp;3: _arch_ a watchmaker or clockmaker, especially one who produces the gears used in a clock or watch (see also _cogener_



&nbsp;



&nbsp;4: the flywheel on the rotating shaft of a on a steam-engine governor



&nbsp;



&nbsp;5: a &quot;tobacconist's kit&quot; (Before commercial cigarette rolling machines, these small pouches containing rolling papers and loose tobacco were sold.)



&nbsp;



&nbsp;6: a racetrack tipster



&nbsp;



&nbsp;7: a trapper, esp. one who travels with a cagane, a towed sled used to transport loads over boggy ground



&nbsp;



&nbsp;8: a figure of a squatting defecating person, a traditional character in Catalan Christmas creche scene



&nbsp;



&nbsp;9: _Archaic_ a gamekeeper



&nbsp;



10: a revolving cylindrical sieve for cleaning or sizing minerals



&nbsp;



11: a kind of cigar from the Dominican Republic



&nbsp;



12: a maker of slip-on rain-wear



&nbsp;



13: a type of ratchet used to alter the direction of spin of a gear &nbsp;&nbsp;assembly



&nbsp;



14: a tough guy



&nbsp;



15: a periodontal condition affecting sheep grazed on rough pasture



&nbsp;



16: a stone-polishing tool, operated by foot pedal, used for fragile, soft stones



&nbsp;



17: the temporary wooden cross-brace assembly used in roof construction to stabilize the roof rafters until construction is completed



&nbsp;



18: an aquatic, dabbling duck with a medium brown body, black head and scarlet bands around the neck; commonly found in the western United States and Canada



&nbsp;



19: a poor example



&nbsp;



20: the male African elephant when in musth



&nbsp;



&nbsp;



Good luck, -- Dick



&nbsp;



&nbsp;

thejazzmonger
September 14th, 2011, 10:00 AM
Hahahahaha... I think Fernando (#8) has returned. *No* idea what this word
means. It sounds like it could be anything or nothing. Give me a helping of:

#3 - the watchmaker, and;

#15 - the sheep's dental problem (just to give a point for creativity)

Tim Lodge
September 14th, 2011, 04:26 PM
I'll take the two short ones:

> 14: a tough guy
>
> 19: a poor example

-- Tim L

Millie Morgan
September 14th, 2011, 04:27 PM
I'll guess 3 and 9 thanks Dick:

> 3: _arch_ a watchmaker or clockmaker, especially one who produces the
> gears used in a clock or watch (see also _cogener_9: _Archaic_ a
> gamekeeper
> 9: _Archaic_ a gamekeeper



Best wishes,
Millie Morgan

Jim Hart
September 15th, 2011, 07:54 AM
7 and 13 for me please

Jim