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Paul Keating
January 12th, 2012, 01:19 AM
Our inventive players have concocted all but one of the nineteen
definitions for OART presented below for your edification and
entertainment. The remaining definition is, believe it or not, real.

Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value (or values)
of "good" that seems appropriate to you (such as plausible,
politically correct, embarrassing, witty, implausible, long, or as
chosen by a random number generator). You can do this whether or not
you have submitted a definition, and whether or not you have played
before. You're not allowed to vote if you know the right answer.

Vote by public reply to this message, by the deadline, which is on
Friday 13 January 2012 at
10:00 PST (in the morning)
11:00 MST
12:00 CST
13:00 EST
18:00 GMT/UTC
19:00 CET for me
and on Saturday 14 January 2012 at
05:00 EDT in Melbourne.

1. a flashback
2. a grain silo
3. _Obs._ uselessly; in vain.
4. the oyster catcher [Prov. Eng.]
5. a form of land tenure in the Orkney and Shetland islands
6. having the power to drive something forward, propulsive
7. _Obs._ variant of "wort," the fermenting mash used to
brew beer
8. an ooctye which has failed to make the second of its
meiotic divisions
9. a grove of trees planted to provide shade in tropical
climates [fr. Lat. _hortus_]
10. _Obs._ in western India: a coconut grove [< Portuguese
_orta_ < _horto_ kitchen-garden < classical Latin _hortus_
garden]
11. a type of naval ram, the tip of which contained a
friable ceramic vessel filled with a mixture of naphtha,
quicklime and other flammable substances and which was used
in various naval battles during the Peloponnesian War
12. _Port._ a varietal of lower quality Madeira wine
typically flavored with salt and pepper and used in cooking
13. a cloud of matter in orbit around a star, in a position
where a planet might be expected
14. a cloud in the shape of a torus or doughnut
15. a distinguishing mark or sign; a distinction
16. an earthen barrier, as against flood
17. _Obs. naut._ propelled by oars
18. a stonemason's mallet
19. a carbonado

Guerri Stevens
January 12th, 2012, 04:22 AM
I vote for 15 and 18.

Guerri

Paul Keating wrote:
> 15. a distinguishing mark or sign; a distinction
> 18. a stonemason's mallet

Tim Lodge
January 12th, 2012, 04:37 AM
I vote for 4 and 17. Comment would be superfluous, as I'm sure I'm
wrong.

> *4. the oyster catcher [Prov. Eng.]

> 17. _Obs. naut._ propelled by oars

-- Tim L

Tim B
January 12th, 2012, 05:41 AM
14 and 15, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

Judy Madnick
January 12th, 2012, 06:30 AM
<< 9. a grove of trees planted to provide shade in tropical
<< climates [fr. Lat. _hortus_]

<< 10. _Obs._ in western India: a coconut grove [< Portuguese
<< _orta_ < _horto_ kitchen-garden < classical Latin _hortus_
<< garden]

Judy Madnick

Dave Cunningham
January 12th, 2012, 07:34 AM
7 and 11 - the second only because of its absurdity

Dave


On Jan 12, 2:19*am, Paul Keating <keat... (AT) acm (DOT) org> wrote:
> Our inventive players have concocted all but one of the nineteen
> definitions for OART presented below for your edification and
> entertainment. The remaining definition is, believe it or not, real.
>
> Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value (or values)
> of "good" that seems appropriate to you (such as plausible,
> politically correct, embarrassing, witty, implausible, long, or as
> chosen by a random number generator). You can do this whether or not
> you have submitted a definition, and whether or not you have played
> before. You're not allowed to vote if you know the right answer.
>
> Vote by public reply to this message, by the deadline, which is on
> Friday 13 January 2012 at
> * * 10:00 PST (in the morning)
> * * 11:00 MST
> * * 12:00 CST
> * * 13:00 EST
> * * 18:00 GMT/UTC
> * * 19:00 CET for me
> and on Saturday 14 January 2012 at
> * * 05:00 EDT in Melbourne.
>
> *1. a flashback
> *2. a grain silo
> *3. _Obs._ uselessly; in vain.
> *4. the oyster catcher [Prov. Eng.]
> *5. a form of land tenure in the Orkney and Shetland islands
> *6. having the power to drive something forward, propulsive
> *7. _Obs._ variant of "wort," the fermenting mash used to
> * * brew beer
> *8. an ooctye which has failed to make the second of its
> * * meiotic divisions
> *9. a grove of trees planted to provide shade in tropical
> * * climates [fr. Lat. _hortus_]
> 10. _Obs._ in western India: a coconut grove [< Portuguese
> * * _orta_ < _horto_ kitchen-garden < classical Latin _hortus_
> * * garden]
> 11. a type of naval ram, the tip of which contained a
> * * friable ceramic vessel filled with a mixture of naphtha,
> * * quicklime and other flammable substances and which was used
> * * in various naval battles during the Peloponnesian War
> 12. _Port._ a varietal of lower quality Madeira wine
> * * typically flavored with salt and pepper and used in cooking
> 13. a cloud of matter in orbit around a star, in a position
> * * where a planet might be expected
> 14. a cloud in the shape of a torus or doughnut
> 15. a distinguishing mark or sign; a distinction
> 16. an earthen barrier, as against flood
> 17. _Obs. naut._ propelled by oars
> 18. a stonemason's mallet
> 19. a carbonado
>
>

Steve Graham
January 12th, 2012, 07:54 AM
Bom Dia

I'll go for 10 and 12 if you please.

I'm partial to anything with Madeira since it evokes memories of the classic
"Have Some Madeira, M'dear" performed in the late '50s and early '60s by the
"Limeliters."

Obrigado

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

10. _Obs._ in western India: a coconut grove [< Portuguese
_orta_ < _horto_ kitchen-garden < classical Latin _hortus_
garden]
12. _Port._ a varietal of lower quality Madeira wine typically flavored with
salt and pepper and used in cooking

Frances Wetzstein
January 12th, 2012, 08:16 AM
I'd like to vote for 2 and 14, please. I hope this works. FW

-----Original Message-----
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To: Dixonary
Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2272: OART [Definitions]


Our inventive players have concocted all but one of the
nineteen definitions for OART presented below for your
edification and entertainment. The remaining definition is,
believe it or not, real.

Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value (or
values) of "good" that seems appropriate to you (such as
plausible, politically correct, embarrassing, witty,
implausible, long, or as chosen by a random number generator).
You can do this whether or not you have submitted a definition,
and whether or not you have played before. You're not allowed
to vote if you know the right answer.

Vote by public reply to this message, by the deadline, which is
on Friday 13 January 2012 at
10:00 PST (in the morning)
11:00 MST
12:00 CST
13:00 EST
18:00 GMT/UTC
19:00 CET for me
and on Saturday 14 January 2012 at
05:00 EDT in Melbourne.

1. a flashback
2. a grain silo
3. _Obs._ uselessly; in vain.
4. the oyster catcher [Prov. Eng.]
5. a form of land tenure in the Orkney and Shetland islands
6. having the power to drive something forward, propulsive
7. _Obs._ variant of "wort," the fermenting mash used to
brew beer
8. an ooctye which has failed to make the second of its
meiotic divisions
9. a grove of trees planted to provide shade in tropical
climates [fr. Lat. _hortus_]
10. _Obs._ in western India: a coconut grove [< Portuguese
_orta_ < _horto_ kitchen-garden < classical Latin _hortus_
garden]
11. a type of naval ram, the tip of which contained a
friable ceramic vessel filled with a mixture of naphtha,
quicklime and other flammable substances and which was used
in various naval battles during the Peloponnesian War
12. _Port._ a varietal of lower quality Madeira wine
typically flavored with salt and pepper and used in cooking
13. a cloud of matter in orbit around a star, in a position
where a planet might be expected
14. a cloud in the shape of a torus or doughnut
15. a distinguishing mark or sign; a distinction
16. an earthen barrier, as against flood
17. _Obs. naut._ propelled by oars
18. a stonemason's mallet
19. a carbonado

Dodi Schultz
January 12th, 2012, 08:23 AM
I'll try 3 and, um, 18.

—Dodi

EnDash@aol.com
January 12th, 2012, 08:31 AM
I'll opt for 1 and 11 just because, together, they make the corduroy
pattern.


1. a flashback

11. a type of naval ram, the tip of which contained a
friable ceramic vessel filled with a mixture of naphtha,
quicklime and other flammable substances and which was used
in various naval battles during the Peloponnesian War


-- Dick Weltz

Dodi Schultz
January 12th, 2012, 08:51 AM
Steve Graham wrote:

> I'm partial to anything with Madeira since it evokes memories of the
> classic "Have Some Madeira, M'dear" performed in the late '50s and
> early '60s by the "Limeliters."

The Limeliters? Really? I thought that was one of Flanders & Swann's
trademark numbers.

EnDash@aol.com
January 12th, 2012, 09:09 AM
They're the fellows I remember singing it -- long time ago, though.


In a message dated 1/12/2012 9:51:57 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
DodiSchultz (AT) nasw (DOT) org writes:

Steve Graham wrote:

> I'm partial to anything with Madeira since it evokes memories of the
> classic "Have Some Madeira, M'dear" performed in the late '50s and
> early '60s by the "Limeliters."

The Limeliters? Really? I thought that was one of Flanders & Swann's
trademark numbers.

France International
January 12th, 2012, 09:14 AM
I'll try 4 and 5.

Stephen Dixon
January 12th, 2012, 09:28 AM
The Limeliters... that would have been with Glenn Yarborough, right?

On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 8:54 AM, Steve Graham <sdgraham (AT) duckswild (DOT) com>wrote:

> Bom Dia
>
> I'll go for 10 and 12 if you please.
>
> I'm partial to anything with Madeira since it evokes memories of the
> classic
> "Have Some Madeira, M'dear" performed in the late '50s and early '60s by
> the
> "Limeliters."
>
> Obrigado
>
> 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
>
> 10. _Obs._ in western India: a coconut grove [< Portuguese
> _orta_ < _horto_ kitchen-garden < classical Latin _hortus_
> garden]
> 12. _Port._ a varietal of lower quality Madeira wine typically flavored
> with
> salt and pepper and used in cooking
>
>
>

—Keith Hale—
January 12th, 2012, 09:33 AM
Man, i winnowed down to 6 great ones. Then came the coin flips. 8 &
13, please.

> 6. having the power to drive something forward, propulsive
> *8. an ooctye which has failed to make the second of its*meiotic divisions
> *9. a grove of trees planted to provide shade in tropical*climates [fr. Lat. _hortus_]
> 11. a type of naval ram, the tip of which contained a*friable ceramic vessel filled
> with a mixture of naphtha, quicklime and other flammable substances and which was
> used in various naval battles during the Peloponnesian War
> 13. a cloud of matter in orbit around a star, in a position
> * *where a planet might be expected
> 15. a distinguishing mark or sign; a distinction

Steve Graham
January 12th, 2012, 09:37 AM
Glenn Yarborough Lou Gottlieb and Alex Hassilev

Steve Graham
Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 12, 2012, at 7:28, Stephen Dixon <stevedixon46 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

> The Limeliters... that would have been with Glenn Yarborough, right?
>
> On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 8:54 AM, Steve Graham <sdgraham (AT) duckswild (DOT) com> wrote:
> Bom Dia
>
> I'll go for 10 and 12 if you please.
>
> I'm partial to anything with Madeira since it evokes memories of the classic
> "Have Some Madeira, M'dear" performed in the late '50s and early '60s by the
> "Limeliters."
>
> Obrigado
>
> 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
>
> 10. _Obs._ in western India: a coconut grove [< Portuguese
> _orta_ < _horto_ kitchen-garden < classical Latin _hortus_
> garden]
> 12. _Port._ a varietal of lower quality Madeira wine typically flavored with
> salt and pepper and used in cooking
>
>
>

Guerri Stevens
January 12th, 2012, 09:40 AM
A quick Google search turned up the Limeliters (they're the ones I
remember) and also Flanders and Swann.

Guerri

EnDash (AT) aol (DOT) com wrote:
> They're the fellows I remember singing it -- long time ago, though.

Chuck
January 12th, 2012, 01:22 PM
Paul -

An interesting selection. I'll try -

4. the oyster catcher [Prov. Eng.]

and

18. a stonemason's mallet

Daniel B. Widdis
January 12th, 2012, 03:15 PM
I'll take the first two obscure defs, 3 and 7.

> *3. _Obs._ uselessly; in vain.

> *7. _Obs._ variant of "wort," the fermenting mash used to
> * *brew beer
--
Dan Widdis

Jim Hart
January 12th, 2012, 03:56 PM
I'll try 3 and 18

And to save another reply, I know the Madeira song as written and
performed by Flanders and Swann. My parents had it on a recording of a
live performance probably made in the 50s called At the Drop of a Hat.
After the song Flanders says "Donald Swann's nephew loves that song...
mind you, he thinks it's about cake."

Jim

Stephen Dixon
January 12th, 2012, 04:25 PM
#15 - distinguishing mark

#18 - stonemason's mallet


Can't wait to see what the real def is. Mystified.

John Barrs
January 12th, 2012, 04:43 PM
#9 and #10 seem so alike as to be necessarily jointly incorrect =
none-the-less that is my choice

JohnnyB

9. a grove of trees planted to provide shade in tropical
> climates [fr. Lat. _hortus_]
> 10. _Obs._ in western India: a coconut grove [< Portuguese
> _orta_ < _horto_ kitchen-garden < classical Latin _hortus_
> garden]
>

Millie Morgan
January 12th, 2012, 06:34 PM
I'll go for 9 and 19 thanks Paul
.... though I have no idea what a carbonado is :)

> 9. a grove of trees planted to provide shade in tropical climates [fr.
> Lat. _hortus_]
> 19. a carbonado

Best wishes
Millie