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[Dixonary] Round 2913 time to vote - WIDGIE
Hi all
We have 13 definitions for our word WIDGIE - please vote for 2 of them. 1. An elastic band for securing hair in a ponytail, etc. 2. A tossing, twitching, or jerking of the body. 3. A bright red, orange, and yellow sparrow native to Australia. 4. An apparatus for measuring the density of very small amounts of liquid. 5. A wax candle. 6. A lizard of the genus _*Ctenotus*_, also known as a comb-eared skink, found throughout Australia [from a native Australian language]. 7. [Scot.] Aside, on or to one side; awry; off from the straight line. 8. [Scots] A rodent, insect, or other small creature generally regarded as verminous. 9. A small songbird (*Anthochaera paradoxa*) of the Tasmanian highlands. 10. A software installation which does not complete, and is unable to be uninstalled.[alt. of *widget*] 11. A hatchling of a budgerigar, q.v. 12. [Slang] A mayfly, or other non-stinging flying bug. 13. A female larrikin or bodgie. Please vote by 9am Saturday 11 August (my time) or: Los Angeles <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/usa/los-angeles> (USA - California) Friday, 10 August 2018 at 2:00:00 p.m. PDT <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/pdt> New York <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/usa/new-york> (USA - New York) Friday, 10 August 2018 at 5:00:00 p.m. EDT <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/edt> London <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/uk/london> (United Kingdom - England) Friday, 10 August 2018 at 10:00:00 p.m. BST <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/bst> Amsterdam <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/netherlands/amsterdam> (Netherlands) Friday, 10 August 2018 at 11:00:00 p.m. CEST <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/cest> -- 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 2913 time to vote - WIDGIE
I'll take one Scots and one Tasmanian (to celebrate the island of my
grandfather's birth). That's 7 and 9, please. 7. [Scot.] Aside, on or to one side; awry; off from the straight line. 9. A small songbird (*Anthochaera paradoxa*) of the Tasmanian highlands. -- 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 2913 time to vote - WIDGIE
as a don't know what a larrikin or a bodgie is I have to vote for that
and I follow with the lizard so #6 and #13 please *JohnnyB* -- 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 2913 time to vote - WIDGIE
1 and 13 so I have the average covered.
Dave On Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 4:26:48 AM UTC-4, Shani Naylor wrote: > > Hi all > > We have 13 definitions for our word WIDGIE - please vote for 2 of them. > > 1. An elastic band for securing hair in a ponytail, etc. > > 2. A tossing, twitching, or jerking of the body. > > 3. A bright red, orange, and yellow sparrow native to Australia. > > 4. An apparatus for measuring the density of very small amounts of > liquid. > > 5. A wax candle. > > 6. A lizard of the genus _*Ctenotus*_, also known as a comb-eared > skink, found throughout Australia [from a native Australian language]. > > 7. [Scot.] Aside, on or to one side; awry; off from the straight > line. > > 8. [Scots] A rodent, insect, or other small creature generally > regarded as verminous. > > 9. A small songbird (*Anthochaera paradoxa*) of the Tasmanian > highlands. > > 10. A software installation which does not complete, and is unable to > be uninstalled.[alt. of *widget*] > > 11. A hatchling of a budgerigar, q.v. > > 12. [Slang] A mayfly, or other non-stinging flying bug. > > 13. A female larrikin or bodgie. > > > Please vote by 9am Saturday 11 August (my time) or: > Los Angeles <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/usa/los-angeles> (USA > - California) Friday, 10 August 2018 at 2:00:00 p.m. PDT > <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/pdt> > New York <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/usa/new-york> (USA - New > York) Friday, 10 August 2018 at 5:00:00 p.m. EDT > <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/edt> > London <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/uk/london> (United Kingdom > - England) Friday, 10 August 2018 at 10:00:00 p.m. BST > <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/bst> > Amsterdam <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/netherlands/amsterdam> > (Netherlands) Friday, 10 August 2018 at 11:00:00 p.m. CEST > <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/cest> > -- 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 2913 time to vote - WIDGIE
I vote for 1 and 7.
Guerri On 8/9/2018 4:26 AM, Shani Naylor wrote: > 1.An elastic band for securing hair in a ponytail, etc. > 7.[Scot.] Aside, on or to one side; awry; off from the straight line. -- 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 2913 time to vote - WIDGIE
6. A lizard of the genus _Ctenotus_, also known as a comb-eared skink, found throughout Australia [from a native Australian language].
11. A hatchling of a budgerigar, q.v. for no good reason whatsoever. Judy Madnick Today is the first day of the rest of your life. -- 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 2913 time to vote - WIDGIE
Multiple birds, other critters, Aussie terms, Scots words ... what to pick? To cover all four categories with two definitions, I vote for 8 and 9.
Efrem =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > On Aug 9, 2018, at 4:26 AM, Shani Naylor <shani.naylor (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote: > > Hi all > > We have 13 definitions for our word WIDGIE - please vote for 2 of them. > > > > 8. [Scots] A rodent, insect, or other small creature generally regarded as verminous. > > 9. A small songbird (Anthochaera paradoxa) of the Tasmanian highlands. -- 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 2913 time to vote - WIDGIE
Similar thoughts to Efram, but I'm picking different numbers. 3 & 12.
3. A bright red, orange, and yellow sparrow native to Australia. > > 12. [Slang] A mayfly, or other non-stinging flying bug. > > > -- 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 2913 time to vote - WIDGIE
I'll go for two Australians, 3 and 6.
-- Salsgiver.com Webmail Fiber Optic Internet and Voice are here! Find out more at http://www.gotlit.com ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Shani Naylor <shani.naylor (AT) gmail (DOT) com> To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com Sent: Thu, 9 Aug 2018 20:26:35 +1200 Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2913 time to vote - WIDGIE > Hi all > > We have 13 definitions for our word WIDGIE - please vote for 2 of them. > > 1. An elastic band for securing hair in a ponytail, etc. > > 2. A tossing, twitching, or jerking of the body. > > 3. A bright red, orange, and yellow sparrow native to Australia. > > 4. An apparatus for measuring the density of very small > amounts of liquid. > > 5. A wax candle. > > 6. A lizard of the genus _*Ctenotus*_, also known as a comb-eared > skink, found throughout Australia [from a native Australian language]. > > 7. [Scot.] Aside, on or to one side; awry; off from the > straight line. > > 8. [Scots] A rodent, insect, or other small creature generally > regarded as verminous. > > 9. A small songbird (*Anthochaera paradoxa*) of the Tasmanian > highlands. > > 10. A software installation which does not complete, and is unable > to be uninstalled.[alt. of *widget*] > > 11. A hatchling of a budgerigar, q.v. > > 12. [Slang] A mayfly, or other non-stinging flying bug. > > 13. A female larrikin or bodgie. > > Please vote by 9am Saturday 11 August (my time) or: > Los Angeles <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/usa/los-angeles> > (USA - California) Friday, 10 August 2018 at 2:00:00 p.m. PDT <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/pdt> > New York <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/usa/new-york> (USA - > New York) Friday, 10 August 2018 at 5:00:00 p.m. EDT <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/edt> > London <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/uk/london> (United > Kingdom - > England) Friday, 10 August 2018 at 10:00:00 p.m. BST <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/bst> > Amsterdam <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/netherlands/amsterdam> > (Netherlands) Friday, 10 August 2018 at 11:00:00 p.m. CEST > <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/cest> > > -- > 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. ------- End of Original Message ------- -- 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 2913 time to vote - WIDGIE
I’ll go for 11 and 13 because I don’t know what a budgerigar, larrikin, or bodgie are.
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Re: [Dixonary] Round 2913 time to vote - WIDGIE
Numbers 2 & 7 fickle my tancy this day!
Cheerios! -Keith- -- 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 2913 time to vote - WIDGIE
I’m not crazy about all of the avian dead do I’ll go with 1 and 7.
Chris Sent from my iPhone On Aug 10, 2018, at 8:58 AM, —Keith Hale— <thoughtstorms (AT) gmail (DOT) com<mailto:thoughtstorms (AT) gmail (DOT) com>> wrote: Numbers 2 & 7 fickle my tancy this day! Cheerios! -Keith- -- 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<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Foptout& data=02%7C01%7C%7C285179a6b7eb41a8124c08d5fec0e986 %7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C6366 95026857221781&sdata=GvfhjFAK%2BbHbiS6WkX8b3noAj1y 7l3q1KJgq%2FFavWrU%3D&reserved=0>. -- 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 2913 time to vote - WIDGIE
I'm past the voting deadline, but just in case, I'll attempt to vote for 12
and 13: > 12.Â*Â* [Slang] A mayfly, or other non-stinging flying bug. > > 13.Â*Â* A female larrikin or bodgie. -- 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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