[Dixonary] Round 2267: yarpha - Definition List

[Christopher Carson]

Our holiday edition has garnered a total of 17 definitions for YARPHA, one
of which came from an actual dictionary. Please vote for your two
favorites, by public reply to this message, before deadline, which is 7:00
PM EST on Tuesday, December 27, 2011, or 4:00 PM PST .

1. A species of skink found only in sub-Saharan Africa.
2. A type of Ottoman knife or short sabre used from the
mid-16th to late 19th centuries.
3. The annual hiring fair [Sc obs. literally _the year
fair_].
4. An alternate name for _ypsilon alpha_, now generally
referred to as _upsilon alpha_ as a rare variant in the
Greek alphabet.
5. Traditional Turkic headdress for women.
6. Stalagmite-like mineral deposits found in some volcanic
lakes.
7. A person who returns from the dead; a reanimated
corpse; a ghost. Also fig.
8. A highly prized female Mongolian yak used for pure
breeding, the milk of which is believed to have
rejuvenating qualities.
9. (Arch.) An assemblage of three or more pieces of
timber, or a metal member, forming a frame around an
opening, and serving to maintain the integrity of that
opening; also, a ring of stone serving a similar purpose,
as at the eye of a dome.
10. (Sl.) A type of canned Christmas pudding issued to
British troops in the Middle East during World War II;
hence (derog.) any inferior canned food.
11. A square fence of thorn-bushes; a fortified camp.
12. A West African stew typically made of root vegetables,
cereal grains, and peas or okra.
13. A bonus; an extra allowance.
14. Reindeer stew.
15. _Scots_ A peat bog.
16. An oat-like cereal grass of the Caucasus.
17. Intestines (usually goat or sheep) prepared for strings
of musical instruments. [ O.N. gorn "gut" ]

[France International]

I like 9 and 13.

[MICHAEL HARRINGTON]

I'll take #5 and #2 just because they sound exotic.

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Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2267: yarpha - Definition List

Our holiday edition has garnered a total of 17 definitions for YARPHA, one
of which came from an actual dictionary. Please vote for your two
favorites, by public reply to this message, before deadline, which is 7:00
PM EST on Tuesday, December 27, 2011, or 4:00 PM PST .

1. A species of skink found only in sub-Saharan Africa.
2. A type of Ottoman knife or short sabre used from the
mid-16th to late 19th centuries.
3. The annual hiring fair [Sc obs. literally _the year
fair_].
4. An alternate name for _ypsilon alpha_, now generally
referred to as _upsilon alpha_ as a rare variant in the
Greek alphabet.
5. Traditional Turkic headdress for women.
6. Stalagmite-like mineral deposits found in some volcanic
lakes.
7. A person who returns from the dead; a reanimated
corpse; a ghost. Also fig.
8. A highly prized female Mongolian yak used for pure
breeding, the milk of which is believed to have
rejuvenating qualities.
9. (Arch.) An assemblage of three or more pieces of
timber, or a metal member, forming a frame around an
opening, and serving to maintain the integrity of that
opening; also, a ring of stone serving a similar purpose,
as at the eye of a dome.
10. (Sl.) A type of canned Christmas pudding issued to
British troops in the Middle East during World War II;
hence (derog.) any inferior canned food.
11. A square fence of thorn-bushes; a fortified camp.
12. A West African stew typically made of root vegetables,
cereal grains, and peas or okra.
13. A bonus; an extra allowance.
14. Reindeer stew.
15. _Scots_ A peat bog.
16. An oat-like cereal grass of the Caucasus.
17. Intestines (usually goat or sheep) prepared for strings
of musical instruments. [ O.N. gorn "gut" ]

[Daniel Widdis]

3 and 17 for the etymologies.

--
Dan

[Tim B]

11 and 14, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[Tim Lodge]

For want of any better ideas:

> 13. A bonus; an extra allowance.
>
> 16. An oat-like cereal grass of the Caucasus.

-- Tim L

[Dave Cunningham]

10 and 11 today - I somehow think this is one word which is not
Scots ...

Dave

On Dec 26, 10:46*am, Christopher Carson <clcar... (AT) live (DOT) com> wrote:
> Our holiday edition has garnered a total of 17 definitions for YARPHA, one
> of which came from an actual dictionary. Please vote for your two
> favorites, by public reply to this message, before deadline, which is 7:00
> PM EST on Tuesday, December 27, 2011, or 4:00 PM PST .
>
> *1. A species of skink found only in sub-Saharan Africa.
> *2. A type of Ottoman knife or short sabre used from the
> * * mid-16th to late 19th centuries.
> *3. The annual hiring fair [Sc obs. literally _the year
> * * fair_].
> *4. An alternate name for _ypsilon alpha_, now generally
> * * referred to as _upsilon alpha_ as a rare variant in the
> * * Greek alphabet.
> *5. Traditional Turkic headdress for women.
> *6. Stalagmite-like mineral deposits found in some volcanic
> * * lakes.
> *7. A person who returns from the dead; a reanimated
> * * corpse; a ghost. Also fig.
> *8. A highly prized female Mongolian yak used for pure
> * * breeding, the milk of which is believed to have
> * * rejuvenating qualities.
> *9. (Arch.) An assemblage of three or more pieces of
> * * timber, or a metal member, forming a frame around an
> * * opening, and serving to maintain the integrity of that
> * * opening; also, a ring of stone serving a similar purpose,
> * * as at the eye of a dome.
> 10. (Sl.) A type of canned Christmas pudding issued to
> * * British troops in the Middle East during World War II;
> * * hence (derog.) any inferior canned food.
> 11. A square fence of thorn-bushes; a fortified camp.
> 12. A West African stew typically made of root vegetables,
> * * cereal grains, and peas or okra.
> 13. A bonus; an extra allowance.
> 14. Reindeer stew.
> 15. _Scots_ A peat bog.
> 16. An oat-like cereal grass of the Caucasus.
> 17. Intestines (usually goat or sheep) prepared for strings
> * * of musical instruments. [ O.N. gorn "gut" ]

[Judy Madnick]

<< 12. A West African stew typically made of root vegetables,
<< cereal grains, and peas or okra.

<< 16. An oat-like cereal grass of the Caucasus.

Judy Madnick

[EnDash@aol.com]

Totally guess work: numbers 11 and 13.


11. A square fence of thorn-bushes; a fortified camp.


13. A bonus; an extra allowance.


-- Dick Weltz

[Jim Hart]

I'll try the walking dead among the stalagmites - 6 and 7

Jim

[—Keith Hale—]

I will go for #2 & #11.
—Keith Hale—

[Dodi Schultz]

I'll try the weird 7 and the unlikely 13.

—Dodi

[scott crom]

For no particular reasons, I'll have 2 and 13, please,

Scott

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 10 and 11.

Guerri

Christopher Carson wrote:
> 10. (Sl.) A type of canned Christmas pudding issued to
> British troops in the Middle East during World War II;
> hence (derog.) any inferior canned food.
> 11. A square fence of thorn-bushes; a fortified camp.

[Paul Keating]

Vox pop says its either 11 or 13, but I vote for 5 and 16.

[Tony Abell]

I'm going to yak about the bonus, 8 and 13:

> 8. A highly prized female Mongolian yak used for pure

> 13. A bonus; an extra allowance.

[Nancy Shepherdson]

5 and 6 for me.

Nancy

On Dec 26, 9:46*am, Christopher Carson <clcar... (AT) live (DOT) com> wrote:
> Our holiday edition has garnered a total of 17 definitions for YARPHA, one
> of which came from an actual dictionary. Please vote for your two
> favorites, by public reply to this message, before deadline, which is 7:00
> PM EST on Tuesday, December 27, 2011, or 4:00 PM PST .
>
> *1. A species of skink found only in sub-Saharan Africa.
> *2. A type of Ottoman knife or short sabre used from the
> * * mid-16th to late 19th centuries.
> *3. The annual hiring fair [Sc obs. literally _the year
> * * fair_].
> *4. An alternate name for _ypsilon alpha_, now generally
> * * referred to as _upsilon alpha_ as a rare variant in the
> * * Greek alphabet.
> *5. Traditional Turkic headdress for women.
> *6. Stalagmite-like mineral deposits found in some volcanic
> * * lakes.
> *7. A person who returns from the dead; a reanimated
> * * corpse; a ghost. Also fig.
> *8. A highly prized female Mongolian yak used for pure
> * * breeding, the milk of which is believed to have
> * * rejuvenating qualities.
> *9. (Arch.) An assemblage of three or more pieces of
> * * timber, or a metal member, forming a frame around an
> * * opening, and serving to maintain the integrity of that
> * * opening; also, a ring of stone serving a similar purpose,
> * * as at the eye of a dome.
> 10. (Sl.) A type of canned Christmas pudding issued to
> * * British troops in the Middle East during World War II;
> * * hence (derog.) any inferior canned food.
> 11. A square fence of thorn-bushes; a fortified camp.
> 12. A West African stew typically made of root vegetables,
> * * cereal grains, and peas or okra.
> 13. A bonus; an extra allowance.
> 14. Reindeer stew.
> 15. _Scots_ A peat bog.
> 16. An oat-like cereal grass of the Caucasus.
> 17. Intestines (usually goat or sheep) prepared for strings
> * * of musical instruments. [ O.N. gorn "gut" ]

[Steve Graham]

I'll take 8 and 17 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

8. A highly prized female Mongolian yak used for pure
breeding, the milk of which is believed to have
rejuvenating qualities.
17. Intestines (usually goat or sheep) prepared for strings
of musical instruments. [ O.N. gorn "gut" ]