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Tim Lodge February 15th, 2020 11:40 AM

[Dixonary] Round 3050 RANGA defs - Vote Now!
 
Here we have 12 imaginative defs of the word RANGA, only one of which comes
from my dictionary. Please vote for your two favoutites by public reply to
this message before the deadline, which is:

09:00 UTC/GMT on Monday 17th February
10:00 CET
4:00 AM EST
1:00 AM PST
20:00 AEDT in Melbourne
22:00 NZDT in New Zealand

New players are welcome - just don't look up the word until after you've
voted.

-- Tim L

*** RANGA***

1. the spotted lemur.

2. a red-haired person.

3. a Nepalese prayer bell.

4. Australian slang for corral.

5. a tea-picker, from Anglo-Indian.

6. a type of yam, purple in colour.

7. earmuffs for use on rifle-ranges.

8. a poisonous snake native to southeast Asia.

9. [_South African_] Indian hemp used as a narcotic.

10. drone-like accompaniment to the sitar on tabla and tambura.

11. a form of popular dance music that originated in the black
townships of South Africa, characterized by choral singing and prominent
basslines played on electronically amplified guitars.

12. (Print.) Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper
printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets
printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.

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Judy Madnick February 15th, 2020 12:00 PM

RE: [Dixonary] Round 3050 RANGA defs - Vote Now!
 
IMO, it could be all...or none! I'll go with these:

2. a red-haired person.

5. a tea-picker, from Anglo-Indian


Judy Madnick
Albany, NY

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Daniel B Widdis February 15th, 2020 12:25 PM

Re: [Dixonary] Round 3050 RANGA defs - Vote Now!
 
As I’m about to enter Disney’s Animal Kingdom to kick off my winter break vacation, I’ll go for the spotted lemur and the poisonous snake. 1 and 8.



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Dave Cunningham February 15th, 2020 03:42 PM

[Dixonary] Round 3050 RANGA defs - Vote Now!
 
10 and 11 just in case it is music about which I know little.

Dave


On Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 12:40:51 PM UTC-5, Tim Lodge wrote:
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Tim B February 15th, 2020 04:28 PM

Re: [Dixonary] Round 3050 RANGA defs - Vote Now!
 
6 and 10, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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Debbie February 15th, 2020 04:32 PM

Re: [Dixonary] Round 3050 RANGA defs - Vote Now!
 
9 and one, please.

On Sat, Feb 15, 2020, 12:40 PM Tim Lodge <dix (AT) timlodge (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

> Here we have 12 imaginative defs of the word RANGA, only one of which
> comes from my dictionary. Please vote for your two favoutites by public
> reply to this message before the deadline, which is:
>
> 09:00 UTC/GMT on Monday 17th February
> 10:00 CET
> 4:00 AM EST
> 1:00 AM PST
> 20:00 AEDT in Melbourne
> 22:00 NZDT in New Zealand
>
> New players are welcome - just don't look up the word until after you've
> voted.
>
> -- Tim L
>
> *** RANGA***
>
> 1. the spotted lemur.
>
> 2. a red-haired person.
>
> 3. a Nepalese prayer bell.
>
> 4. Australian slang for corral.
>
> 5. a tea-picker, from Anglo-Indian.
>
> 6. a type of yam, purple in colour.
>
> 7. earmuffs for use on rifle-ranges.
>
> 8. a poisonous snake native to southeast Asia.
>
> 9. [_South African_] Indian hemp used as a narcotic.
>
> 10. drone-like accompaniment to the sitar on tabla and tambura.
>
> 11. a form of popular dance music that originated in the black
> townships of South Africa, characterized by choral singing and prominent
> basslines played on electronically amplified guitars.
>
> 12. (Print.) Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of
> paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets
> printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.
>
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Shani Naylor February 15th, 2020 06:21 PM

Re: [Dixonary] Round 3050 RANGA defs - Vote Now!
 
Asian for me, 3 & 10.

On Sun, 16 Feb 2020, 6:40 AM Tim Lodge, <dix (AT) timlodge (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

> Here we have 12 imaginative defs of the word RANGA, only one of which
> comes from my dictionary. Please vote for your two favoutites by public
> reply to this message before the deadline, which is:
>
> 09:00 UTC/GMT on Monday 17th February
> 10:00 CET
> 4:00 AM EST
> 1:00 AM PST
> 20:00 AEDT in Melbourne
> 22:00 NZDT in New Zealand
>
> New players are welcome - just don't look up the word until after you've
> voted.
>
> -- Tim L
>
> *** RANGA***
>
> 1. the spotted lemur.
>
> 2. a red-haired person.
>
> 3. a Nepalese prayer bell.
>
> 4. Australian slang for corral.
>
> 5. a tea-picker, from Anglo-Indian.
>
> 6. a type of yam, purple in colour.
>
> 7. earmuffs for use on rifle-ranges.
>
> 8. a poisonous snake native to southeast Asia.
>
> 9. [_South African_] Indian hemp used as a narcotic.
>
> 10. drone-like accompaniment to the sitar on tabla and tambura.
>
> 11. a form of popular dance music that originated in the black
> townships of South Africa, characterized by choral singing and prominent
> basslines played on electronically amplified guitars.
>
> 12. (Print.) Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of
> paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets
> printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.
>
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> .
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nancygoat February 15th, 2020 07:42 PM

[Dixonary] Round 3050 RANGA defs - Vote Now!
 
I'll have 1 and 9 this time.

Nancy

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Efrem G Mallach February 16th, 2020 10:06 AM

Re: [Dixonary] Round 3050 RANGA defs - Vote Now!
 
Like Dave C., I'll vote for the musical 10 and 11.

Efrem

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> On Feb 15, 2020, at 12:40 PM, Tim Lodge <dix (AT) timlodge (DOT) co.uk> wrote:
>
> Here we have 12 imaginative defs of the word RANGA, only one of which comes from my dictionary. Please vote for your two favoutites by public reply to this message before the deadline, which is:
>
> 09:00 UTC/GMT on Monday 17th February
> 10:00 CET
> 4:00 AM EST
> 1:00 AM PST
> 20:00 AEDT in Melbourne
> 22:00 NZDT in New Zealand
>
> New players are welcome - just don't look up the word until after you've voted.
>
> -- Tim L
>
> *** RANGA***
>
> 10. drone-like accompaniment to the sitar on tabla and tambura.
>
> 11. a form of popular dance music that originated in the black townships of South Africa, characterized by choral singing and prominent basslines played on electronically amplified guitars.
>


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France International/Mike Shefler February 16th, 2020 10:19 AM

Re: [Dixonary] Round 3050 RANGA defs - Vote Now!
 
I'll go for the unlikely 7 and 12.

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