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[Dixonary] HOBSON-JOBSON results
When I ran across this word, I thought it would work well.
1. a procrastinator [Abell] NV (Kornelis) (Naylor) 2 points 2. festal excitement [Chambers] (Barrs) D1 3. lack of choice; pot luck. [Lodge] 5 8 (Madnick) (Hale) 2 4. presented without evidence [Hale] 3 6 nil 5. the use of literal expressions [Madnick] 3 8 (Barrs) (Lodge) 2 6. _archaic_ discomposed or rumpled. [Carson] 8 12 (Hale) (Widdis) 2 7. one who entertains foolinsh speculations [Mallach] 8 9 (Shefler) (Naylor) 2 8. a melange or mixture of various foods hastily put together; a potpourri. [Shefler] 7 8 (Madnick) (Bourne) (Stevens) (Lodge) ((Shefler)) (Carson) (Mallach) 6! 9. a false assertion by one person that he or she is someone else, usually in order to claim an inheritance. [Stevens] 8 12 (Mallach) 1 10. 1. a take it or leave it job offer. (see Hobson's choice) 2. a town cryer or any job using the voice. (deriv. rhyming-slang from Hobson's choice (1) meaning voice. [Barrs] *2 5 2 + 0 = 2 11. a programming language ued to specify the manner, timing, and other requirements of execution of a task or set of tasks submitted for execution, especially in background, on a multitasking computer. [Widdis] 6 12 (Kornelis) 1 12. a man's tall. collapsible top hat, held open or in shape by springs and usually covered with a black, silky fabric [named for hat sellers Oscar Hobson and Henry Jobson, who popularised the style in the 1870s] [Naylor] 1 7 (Widdis) (Bourne) (Stevens) (Carson) 4 Kornelis 1 11 Bourne 8 12 The book originally responsible for this weird definition is now often called "Hobson-Jobson" by itself! Mike is the new dealer, Shani is the winner with 4 points, and the Dealer counts the score for the dictionary as "B1" Dave -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. |