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Tim Lodge February 11th, 2018 11:51 AM

[Dixonary] Round 2871 DROGULUS Defs - Vote Now!
 
Here we have 12 defs of the word DROGULUS, only one of which came from my
dictionary, while the others are the product of your brilliant
imaginations. Please vote for your two favourites by public reply to this
message, before the deadline of:

10:00 UTC/GMT on Tuesday 13th February
11:00 CET
5:00 AM EST
2:00 AM PST
21:00 AEDT in Melbourne
23:00 NZDT in New Zealand

New players are welcome to join at any stage of the game - just don't look
up the meaning of the word until after you've voted.

-- Tim L

*** DROGULUS ***

1. a poison pill.







2. a small, solidified fragment of lava.





3. [Rare] a monocle with an adjustable focus.




4. [ch. UK] a single trochee used as an interjection.




5. impure metal; intermediate product in ore smelting.



6. permission to be exempt from some legal requirement.



7. an entity whose presence is unverifiable, because it has no physical
effects.

8. an iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to
the sleepers.
9. a measure of drought, taking into account not just quantity of rain
but also its intensity.
10. [Botany] the annual shedding of twigs or branches instead of leaves,
as in certain cypresses.
11. a person who distracts another's concentration by constant irrelevant
talk [see also "logorrhœa"]
12. an extra, usually non-functional and often smaller and/or imperfectly
formed, copy of a bodily organ.

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—Keith Hale— February 11th, 2018 12:06 PM

Re: [Dixonary] Round 2871 DROGULUS Defs - Vote Now!
 
5 & 8 seem as worthy as any, thanks.
-Keith-

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Johnb - co.uk February 11th, 2018 12:13 PM

Re: [Dixonary] Round 2871 DROGULUS Defs - Vote Now!
 
I'll cast a vote for the one I don't understand #4 and another for the
one thatÂ* I don't know if I understand it because I cannot detect it #7

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France International/Mike Shefler February 11th, 2018 02:21 PM

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I'll go with 5 and 12.


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Daniel Widdis February 11th, 2018 02:55 PM

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2 and 3 please



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Tony Abell February 11th, 2018 03:02 PM

Re: [Dixonary] Round 2871 DROGULUS Defs - Vote Now!
 
I'll take the irresistible 7 and plausible 12:

> Â*7.Â*an entity whose presence is unverifiable, because it has no physical
> effects.


> 12.Â*an extra, usually non-functional and often smaller and/or imperfectly
> formed, copy of a bodily organ.


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Tim B February 11th, 2018 03:20 PM

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7 and 12, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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Judy Madnick February 11th, 2018 04:34 PM

RE: [Dixonary] Round 2871 DROGULUS Defs - Vote Now!
 
4 and 8.

Judy

Today is the first day of the rest of your life.



Original message
From: "Tim Lodge" <dix (AT) timlodge (DOT) co.uk>
To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com;
Dated: 2/11/2018 12:51:40 PM
Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2871 DROGULUS Defs - Vote Now!


Here we have 12 defs of the word DROGULUS, only one of which came from my dictionary, while the others are the product of your brilliant imaginations. Please vote for your two favourites by public reply to this message, before the deadline of:

10:00 UTC/GMT on Tuesday 13th February
11:00 CET
5:00 AM EST
2:00 AM PST
21:00 AEDT in Melbourne
23:00 NZDT in New Zealand

New players are welcome to join at any stage of the game - just don't look up the meaning of the word until after you've voted.

-- Tim L

*** DROGULUS ***

1. a poison pill.








2. a small, solidified fragment of lava.






3. [Rare] a monocle with an adjustable focus.





4. [ch. UK] a single trochee used as an interjection.





5. impure metal; intermediate product in ore smelting.




6. permission to be exempt from some legal requirement.




7. an entity whose presence is unverifiable, because it has no physical effects.


8. an iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers.

9. a measure of drought, taking into account not just quantity of rain but also its intensity.

10. [Botany] the annual shedding of twigs or branches instead of leaves, as in certain cypresses.

11. a person who distracts another's concentration by constant irrelevant talk [see also "logorrhœa"]
12. an extra, usually non-functional and often smaller and/or imperfectly formed, copy of a bodily organ.


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Dave Cunningham February 11th, 2018 06:06 PM

[Dixonary] Round 2871 DROGULUS Defs - Vote Now!
 
Absurd day 1 and 7

Dave


On Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 12:51:40 PM UTC-5, Tim Lodge wrote:

> Here we have 12 defs of the word DROGULUS, only one of which came from my
> dictionary, while the others are the product of your brilliant
> imaginations. Please vote for your two favourites by public reply to this
> message, before the deadline of:
>
> 10:00 UTC/GMT on Tuesday 13th February
> 11:00 CET
> 5:00 AM EST
> 2:00 AM PST
> 21:00 AEDT in Melbourne
> 23:00 NZDT in New Zealand
>
> New players are welcome to join at any stage of the game - just don't look
> up the meaning of the word until after you've voted.
>
> -- Tim L
>
> *** DROGULUS ***
>
> 1. a poison pill.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 2. a small, solidified fragment of lava.
>
>
>
>
>
> 3. [Rare] a monocle with an adjustable focus.
>
>
>
>
> 4. [ch. UK] a single trochee used as an interjection.
>
>
>
>
> 5. impure metal; intermediate product in ore smelting.
>
>
>
> 6. permission to be exempt from some legal requirement.
>
>
>
> 7. an entity whose presence is unverifiable, because it has no physical
> effects.
>
> 8. an iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them
> to the sleepers.
> 9. a measure of drought, taking into account not just quantity of rain
> but also its intensity.
> 10. [Botany] the annual shedding of twigs or branches instead of leaves,
> as in certain cypresses.
> 11. a person who distracts another's concentration by constant
> irrelevant talk [see also "logorrhœa"]
> 12. an extra, usually non-functional and often smaller and/or
> imperfectly formed, copy of a bodily organ.
>


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Shani Naylor February 12th, 2018 01:35 AM

Re: [Dixonary] Round 2871 DROGULUS Defs - Vote Now!
 
I'll vote for the intriguing #4 and the popular #12.





On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 6:51 AM, Tim Lodge <dix (AT) timlodge (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

> Here we have 12 defs of the word DROGULUS, only one of which came from my
> dictionary, while the others are the product of your brilliant
> imaginations. Please vote for your two favourites by public reply to this
> message, before the deadline of:
>
> 10:00 UTC/GMT on Tuesday 13th February
> 11:00 CET
> 5:00 AM EST
> 2:00 AM PST
> 21:00 AEDT in Melbourne
> 23:00 NZDT in New Zealand
>
> New players are welcome to join at any stage of the game - just don't look
> up the meaning of the word until after you've voted.
>
> -- Tim L
>
> *** DROGULUS ***
>
> 1. a poison pill.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> 2. a small, solidified fragment of lava.
>
>
>
>
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> 3. [Rare] a monocle with an adjustable focus.
>
>
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> 4. [ch. UK] a single trochee used as an interjection.
>
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> 5. impure metal; intermediate product in ore smelting.
>
>
>
> 6. permission to be exempt from some legal requirement.
>
>
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> 7. an entity whose presence is unverifiable, because it has no physical
> effects.
>
> 8. an iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them
> to the sleepers.
> 9. a measure of drought, taking into account not just quantity of rain
> but also its intensity.
> 10. [Botany] the annual shedding of twigs or branches instead of leaves,
> as in certain cypresses.
> 11. a person who distracts another's concentration by constant
> irrelevant talk [see also "logorrhœa"]
> 12. an extra, usually non-functional and often smaller and/or
> imperfectly formed, copy of a bodily organ.
>
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Guerri Stevens February 12th, 2018 06:20 AM

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I vote for 3 and 5

Guerri

P.S. Was there something odd about the formatting of the "vote now" message?

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Judy Madnick February 12th, 2018 07:05 AM

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Numbers and definitions didn't line up well on my laptop and phone, Guerri.

Judy

On Feb 12, 2018 7:20 AM, "Guerri Stevens" <guerri (AT) guerristevens (DOT) com> wrote:

> I vote for 3 and 5
>
> Guerri
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Tim Lodge February 12th, 2018 07:57 AM

Re: [Dixonary] Round 2871 DROGULUS Defs - Vote Now!
 
Thanks for the comment, Judy. Does this look better?

-- Tim

1. a poison pill.

2. a small, solidified fragment of lava.

3. [Rare] a monocle with an adjustable focus.

4. [ch. UK] a single trochee used as an interjection.

5. impure metal; intermediate product in ore smelting.

6. permission to be exempt from some legal requirement.

7. an entity whose presence is unverifiable, because it has
no physical effects.

8. an iron block used on railways to support the rails and
secure them to the sleepers.

9. a measure of drought, taking into account not just
quantity of rain but also its intensity.

10. [Botany] the annual shedding of twigs or branches instead
of leaves, as in certain cypresses.

11. a person who distracts another's concentration by constant
irrelevant talk [see also "logorrhœa"]

12. an extra, usually non-functional and often smaller and/or
imperfectly formed, copy of a bodily organ.


On Monday, February 12, 2018 at 1:05:54 PM UTC, Judy Madnick wrote:
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> Numbers and definitions didn't line up well on my laptop and phone, Guerri.
>
> Judy
>
> On Feb 12, 2018 7:20 AM, "Guerri Stevens" <gue... (AT) guerristevens (DOT) com
> <javascript:>> wrote:
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>> I vote for 3 and 5
>>
>> Guerri
>>
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>> message?
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Judy Madnick February 12th, 2018 08:09 AM

Re: [Dixonary] Round 2871 DROGULUS Defs - Vote Now!
 
Yes, it does!

Judy

Today is the first day of the rest of your life.



Original message
From: "Tim Lodge" <dix (AT) timlodge (DOT) co.uk>
To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com;
Dated: 2/12/2018 8:57:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Round 2871 DROGULUS Defs - Vote Now!


Thanks for the comment, Judy. Does this look better?

-- Tim


1. a poison pill.
2. a small, solidified fragment of lava.
3. [Rare] a monocle with an adjustable focus.
4. [ch. UK] a single trochee used as an interjection.
5. impure metal; intermediate product in ore smelting.
6. permission to be exempt from some legal requirement.
7. an entity whose presence is unverifiable, because it has no physical effects.
8. an iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers.
9. a measure of drought, taking into account not just quantity of rain but also its intensity.
10. [Botany] the annual shedding of twigs or branches instead of leaves, as in certain cypresses.
11. a person who distracts another's concentration by constant irrelevant talk [see also "logorrhœa"]
12. an extra, usually non-functional and often smaller and/or imperfectly formed, copy of a bodily organ.


On Monday, February 12, 2018 at 1:05:54 PM UTC, Judy Madnick wrote:
Numbers and definitions didn't line up well on my laptop and phone, Guerri.


Judy


On Feb 12, 2018 7:20 AM, "Guerri Stevens" <gue... (AT) guerristevens (DOT) com> wrote:

I vote for 3 and 5

Guerri

P.S. Was there something odd about the formatting of the "vote now" message?

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Tim Lodge February 12th, 2018 08:33 AM

Re: [Dixonary] Round 2871 DROGULUS Defs - Vote Now!
 
Good! I've written down how I did that, for future reference.

-- Tim L

On Monday, February 12, 2018 at 2:09:39 PM UTC, Judy Madnick wrote:
>
> Yes, it does!
>
> Judy
>
> *Today is the first day of the rest of your life.*
>
> ------------------------------
> Original message
> From: "Tim Lodge" <d... (AT) timlodge (DOT) co.uk <javascript:>>
> To: dixo... (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com <javascript:>;
> Dated: 2/12/2018 8:57:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Round 2871 DROGULUS Defs - Vote Now!
>
> Thanks for the comment, Judy. Does this look better?
>
> -- Tim
>
> 1. a poison pill.
>
> 2. a small, solidified fragment of lava.
>
> 3. [Rare] a monocle with an adjustable focus.
>
> 4. [ch. UK] a single trochee used as an interjection.
>
> 5. impure metal; intermediate product in ore smelting.
>
> 6. permission to be exempt from some legal requirement.
>
> 7. an entity whose presence is unverifiable, because it
> has no physical effects.
>
> 8. an iron block used on railways to support the rails and
> secure them to the sleepers.
>
> 9. a measure of drought, taking into account not just
> quantity of rain but also its intensity.
>
> 10. [Botany] the annual shedding of twigs or branches instead
> of leaves, as in certain cypresses.
>
> 11. a person who distracts another's concentration by
> constant irrelevant talk [see also "logorrhœa"]
>
> 12. an extra, usually non-functional and often smaller and/or
> imperfectly formed, copy of a bodily organ.
>
>
> On Monday, February 12, 2018 at 1:05:54 PM UTC, Judy Madnick wrote:
>>
>> Numbers and definitions didn't line up well on my laptop and phone,
>> Guerri.
>>
>> Judy
>>
>> On Feb 12, 2018 7:20 AM, "Guerri Stevens" <gue... (AT) guerristevens (DOT) com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I vote for 3 and 5
>>>
>>> Guerri
>>>
>>> P.S. Was there something odd about the formatting of the "vote now"
>>> message?
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Johnb - co.uk February 12th, 2018 11:55 AM

Re: [Dixonary] Round 2871 DROGULUS Defs - Vote Now!
 
Guerri

it was formatted as a table not a straight list... in Thunderbird (which
I think you use) if you click anywhere in it you see the cell borders

*John*
On 12/02/2018 12:20, Guerri Stevens wrote:
> I vote for 3 and 5
>
> Guerri
>
> P.S. Was there something odd about the formatting of the "vote now"
> message?
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Christopher Carson February 12th, 2018 12:02 PM

Re: [Dixonary] Round 2871 DROGULUS Defs - Vote Now!
 
4 and 12 for me.

Chris

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Efrem G Mallach February 12th, 2018 10:08 PM

Re: [Dixonary] Round 2871 DROGULUS Defs - Vote Now!
 
I read all of them, but I can't improve on 1 and 2.

Efrem

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> On Feb 11, 2018, at 12:51 PM, Tim Lodge <dix (AT) timlodge (DOT) co.uk> wrote:
>
> Here we have 12 defs of the word DROGULUS, only one of which came from my dictionary, while the others are the product of your brilliant imaginations. Please vote for your two favourites by public reply to this message, before the deadline of:
>
> 10:00 UTC/GMT on Tuesday 13th February
> 11:00 CET
> 5:00 AM EST
> 2:00 AM PST
> 21:00 AEDT in Melbourne
> 23:00 NZDT in New Zealand
>
> New players are welcome to join at any stage of the game - just don't look up the meaning of the word until after you've voted.
>
> -- Tim L
>
> *** DROGULUS ***
>
> 1. a poison pill.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 2. a small, solidified fragment of lava.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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