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[Dixonary] Round 2793: NINETY-KNOT Vote
I’ve collected a dozen definitions for NINETY-KNOT, one of which comes from a dictionary.
Please vote for two, by public reply to this message, in the next thirty-two hours: by 4pm PDT / 8pm EDT / 23:00 UTC on Sunday April 9.Â* That’s midnight BST and on Monday April 10 at 1am CEST, 10am AEST, and noon NZST. 1. a preliminary award to the Eagle Scout, given by the Boy Scouts of America, signifying significant progress toward that goal. 2. a high-quality Persian rug, based on the number of knots within a distance equal to the width of the weaver's fist. 3. An embroidery tool, used for stitching sequins on hard to reach areas 4. Speedboat rated at 100 miles per hour. [90 knots] 5. joc. a rum drink. See hurricane, 8. 6. a storm trysail. 7. Expensive or luxurious. 8. A plant, Polygonum aviculare. See knot-grass, 1. 9. a synchronized swimming routine involving a team of 8 swimmers. 10. Naval sl. an officer who wins accelerated promotion by favour or influence. 11. A brittle toffee with a chocolate coating, sold in lumps (orig. a brand name of confectionery supplied to the navy). 12. any one of the best knots from the three primary knot categories: Loop Knots (make a loop in the rope), Bends (rope to rope knots) and Hitches (rope to object knots). -- 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. |
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Re: [Dixonary] Round 2793: NINETY-KNOT Vote
I"ll go with 5 and 8.
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Re: [Dixonary] Round 2793: NINETY-KNOT Vote
I vote for 5 and 11.
Guerri On 4/8/2017 11:02 AM, Daniel Widdis wrote: > 5. /joc./ a rum drink. See /hurricane/, 8. > > 11. A brittle toffee with a chocolate coating, sold in lumps (orig. a > brand name of confectionery supplied to the navy). > > -- 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. |
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[Dixonary] Round 2793: NINETY-KNOT Vote
10 and 11 as Dan would not give two naval words in a row
Dave On Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 11:02:39 AM UTC-4, Daniel Widdis wrote: > I’ve collected a dozen definitions for NINETY-KNOT, one of which comes > from a dictionary. > > > > Please vote for two, by public reply to this message, in the next > thirty-two hours: by 4pm PDT / 8pm EDT / 23:00 UTC on Sunday April 9. > That’s midnight BST and on Monday April 10 at 1am CEST, 10am AEST, and noon > NZST. > > > > > > 1. a preliminary award to the Eagle Scout, given by the Boy Scouts of > America, signifying significant progress toward that goal. > > > > 2. a high-quality Persian rug, based on the number of knots within a > distance equal to the width of the weaver's fist. > > > > 3. An embroidery tool, used for stitching sequins on hard to reach areas > > > > 4. Speedboat rated at 100 miles per hour. [90 knots] > > > > 5. *joc.* a rum drink. See *hurricane*, 8. > > > > 6. a storm trysail. > > > > 7. Expensive or luxurious. > > > > 8. A plant, *Polygonum aviculare*. See *knot-grass*, 1. > > > > 9. a synchronized swimming routine involving a team of 8 swimmers. > > > > 10. *Naval sl.* an officer who wins accelerated promotion by favour or > influence. > > > > 11. A brittle toffee with a chocolate coating, sold in lumps (orig. a > brand name of confectionery supplied to the navy). > > > > 12. any one of the best knots from the three primary knot categories: Loop > Knots (make a loop in the rope), Bends (rope to rope knots) and Hitches > (rope to object knots). > > > -- 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. |
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Re: [Dixonary] Round 2793: NINETY-KNOT Vote
2 and 6, please.
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Re: [Dixonary] Round 2793: NINETY-KNOT Vote
5 & dime, please, 5 & 10.
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Re: [Dixonary] Round 2793: NINETY-KNOT Vote
Very confusing - leastways, I am confused - I'll vote for #4 and #5
*JohnnyB* On 08/04/2017 16:02, Daniel Widdis wrote: > > I’ve collected a dozen definitions for NINETY-KNOT, one of which comes > from a dictionary. > > Please vote for two, by public reply to this message, in the next > thirty-two hours: by 4pm PDT / 8pm EDT / 23:00 UTC on Sunday April 9. > That’s midnight BST and on Monday April 10 at 1am CEST, 10am AEST, and > noon NZST. > > 1. a preliminary award to the Eagle Scout, given by the Boy Scouts of > America, signifying significant progress toward that goal. > > 2. a high-quality Persian rug, based on the number of knots within a > distance equal to the width of the weaver's fist. > > 3. An embroidery tool, used for stitching sequins on hard to reach areas > > 4. Speedboat rated at 100 miles per hour. [90 knots] > > 5. /joc./ a rum drink. See /hurricane/, 8. > > 6. a storm trysail. > > 7. Expensive or luxurious. > > 8. A plant, /Polygonum aviculare/. See /knot-grass/, 1. > > 9. a synchronized swimming routine involving a team of 8 swimmers. > > 10. /Naval sl./ an officer who wins accelerated promotion by favour or > influence. > > 11. A brittle toffee with a chocolate coating, sold in lumps (orig. a > brand name of confectionery supplied to the navy). > > 12. any one of the best knots from the three primary knot categories: > Loop Knots (make a loop in the rope), Bends (rope to rope knots) and > Hitches (rope to object knots). > > -- > 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 > <mailto:dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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. |
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Re: [Dixonary] Round 2793: NINETY-KNOT Vote
Absolutely clueless, I'm casting my votes for #8 and #11.
Cheers, Hugo Op 8-4-2017 om 17:02 schreef Daniel Widdis: > > I’ve collected a dozen definitions for NINETY-KNOT, one of which comes > from a dictionary. > > Please vote for two, by public reply to this message, in the next > thirty-two hours: by 4pm PDT / 8pm EDT / 23:00 UTC on Sunday April 9. > That’s midnight BST and on Monday April 10 at 1am CEST, 10am AEST, and > noon NZST. > > 1. a preliminary award to the Eagle Scout, given by the Boy Scouts of > America, signifying significant progress toward that goal. > > 2. a high-quality Persian rug, based on the number of knots within a > distance equal to the width of the weaver's fist. > > 3. An embroidery tool, used for stitching sequins on hard to reach areas > > 4. Speedboat rated at 100 miles per hour. [90 knots] > > 5. /joc./ a rum drink. See /hurricane/, 8. > > 6. a storm trysail. > > 7. Expensive or luxurious. > > 8. A plant, /Polygonum aviculare/. See /knot-grass/, 1. > > 9. a synchronized swimming routine involving a team of 8 swimmers. > > 10. /Naval sl./ an officer who wins accelerated promotion by favour or > influence. > > 11. A brittle toffee with a chocolate coating, sold in lumps (orig. a > brand name of confectionery supplied to the navy). > > 12. any one of the best knots from the three primary knot categories: > Loop Knots (make a loop in the rope), Bends (rope to rope knots) and > Hitches (rope to object knots). > > -- > 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 > <mailto:dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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. |
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[Dixonary] Round 2793: NINETY-KNOT Vote
I'll have a luxurious rum drinK: 5 and 7, please.
5. *joc.* a rum drink. See *hurricane*, 8. 7. Expensive or luxurious. -- Tim L -- 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. |
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RE: [Dixonary] Round 2793: NINETY-KNOT Vote
6. a storm trysail.
10. Naval sl. an officer who wins accelerated promotion by favour or influence. Judy Madnick Albany, NY -- 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. |
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Re: [Dixonary] Round 2793: NINETY-KNOT Vote
I'll vote for 6 & 7.
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Re: [Dixonary] Round 2793: NINETY-KNOT Vote
I thought I might be able to eliminate the nautical terms, but that didn't work. Let's go with 6 and 10.
Efrem =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > On Apr 8, 2017, at 11:02 AM, Daniel Widdis <widdis (AT) dixonary (DOT) net> wrote: > > I’ve collected a dozen definitions for NINETY-KNOT, one of which comes from a dictionary. > > Please vote for two, by public reply to this message, in the next thirty-two hours: by 4pm PDT / 8pm EDT / 23:00 UTC on Sunday April 9. That’s midnight BST and on Monday April 10 at 1am CEST, 10am AEST, and noon NZST. > > > 6. a storm trysail. > > 10. Naval sl. an officer who wins accelerated promotion by favour or influence. -- 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. |
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Re: [Dixonary] Round 2793: NINETY-KNOT Vote
I'll settle for 5 and double if for 10:
> 5. joc. a rum drink. See hurricane, 8. > 10. Naval sl. an officer who wins accelerated promotion by favour or influence. -- 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. |
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