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RE: Word Fight - 4/7/2006 9:06:04 PM   
Lordandmaster


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Status: offline 		"Attempt" is definitely one meaning of "assay."  It's from French, and means "test, try, probe, attempt."

"Disingenuous" doesn't quite mean "withholding information."  It can include that, but basically means "giving a false appearance of frankness."

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RE: Word Fight - 4/7/2006 9:11:02 PM   
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 a spitoon, or a pail or bucket for spitting tobacco into


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RE: Word Fight - 4/7/2006 9:12:18 PM   
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RE: Word Fight - 4/7/2006 9:15:09 PM   
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Status: offline 		Heh, good one.  "Antidisestablishmentarianism" means "the belief opposing the disestablishment of the Church of England," which itself means "the belief opposing the cessation of government support for the church."

I suppose you could say W & Co. are "neo-antidisestablishmentarians."

Oh, next one..."descry"

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RE: Word Fight - 4/7/2006 9:16:43 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Lordandmaster

"Attempt" is definitely one meaning of "assay."  It's from French, and means "test, try, probe, attempt."

"Disingenuous" doesn't quite mean "withholding information."  It can include that, but basically means "giving a false appearance of frankness."

I stand corrected. I had to ask Chris and he said that while it can apply to lab testing, the more general use is that of attempt.

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RE: Word Fight - 4/8/2006 5:22:45 PM   
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RE: Word Fight - 4/9/2006 9:52:03 AM   
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xanthoderm

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RE: Word Fight - 4/9/2006 1:44:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		xanthoderm: A white like fungus that can be cause by picking daisies

Fangot

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RE: Word Fight - 4/9/2006 1:55:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		That doesn't sound right.  It must have something to do with yellow skin.  "Xanthos" means "yellow."

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xanthoderm: A white like fungus that can be cause by picking daisies

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RE: Word Fight - 4/9/2006 1:57:11 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Lordandmaster

That doesn't sound right.  It must have something to do with yellow skin.  "Xanthos" means "yellow."

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ORIGINAL: MsPoetress

xanthoderm: A white like fungus that can be cause by picking daisies


You are correct. It means 'yellow skinned' , referring one's nationality and not juandice.

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RE: Word Fight - 4/9/2006 2:01:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hmmm, so it's an elegant racial slur?

Oh, no one did "fangot" yet.  I had to look it up.  Believe it or not, it's related to "faggot."

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RE: Word Fight - 4/9/2006 2:06:08 PM   
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Hmmm, so it's an elegant racial slur?

LOL only if one decides to take it in such a way. Personally, I have always thought that those who were using it were just trying to be 'politically correct' in their speaking.

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Ok, I looked it up for the exact definition and this is what is listed

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  xanthoderm : A yellow-skinned person, or a lutescent (yellowish) individual whose race is Oriental. This is not a euphonious word, but then (not to be too jaundiced) neither are some for people whose hue is black (a melano or melanoderm), white (a leucoderm) or red (the aithochroi). Caucasians who have pale skin and dark hair are melanochroi.


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RE: Word Fight - 4/10/2006 6:34:09 AM   
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MATTOCK

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RE: Word Fight - 4/10/2006 7:40:46 AM   
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Status: offline 		a mattock is  commonly called a grub hoe, I own several. It is a pick-axe like thing with (generally a flat blade for scraping and the other side has a blade that is dull but axe like.

But I thought we were talking about burning brands, am I mistaken?

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RE: Word Fight - 4/10/2006 10:40:46 AM   
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Oh, no one did "fangot" yet. I had to look it up. Believe it or not, it's related to "faggot."


nice attempt at misleading here

fangot - a bundle or quantity of something to be sold -- and as a measurement related to faggot as in a measure of wood

new word - eruction ( and no that is not a misspelled erection )

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RE: Word Fight - 4/10/2006 10:46:52 AM   
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RE: Word Fight - 4/10/2006 11:06:53 AM   
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RE: Word Fight - 4/10/2006 2:18:00 PM   
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RE: Word Fight - 4/10/2006 3:55:01 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Lordandmaster

"diaphanous"

transparent

"oenology"

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RE: Word Fight - 4/10/2006 4:35:13 PM   
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