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RE: Word Fight - 4/27/2006 2:50:20 PM

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Whop- The sound made when you hit canned biscuits against the counter.

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RE: Word Fight - 4/27/2006 3:20:17 PM

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"furbelow"

Decorative pleated trim

edited to add:
"yarmulke"

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RE: Word Fight - 4/27/2006 7:52:02 PM

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a yarmulke is a beanie worn by Jewish men...in some of the more "religious" sects, they wear them all the time...most of the conservative sects, they only wear them at temple or during a ceremony

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RE: Word Fight - 4/27/2006 7:53:21 PM

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next word

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RE: Word Fight - 4/27/2006 7:53:59 PM

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Yiddish for the Hebrew "kiddish" i believe. Regardless, the Jewish skull cap.

"Orotund"

Cassandra, you're good.

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RE: Word Fight - 4/27/2006 9:00:45 PM

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oops, lagg in the screen--i'll wait

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RE: Word Fight - 4/27/2006 11:19:29 PM

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Orotund means fustian. I'll leave dacryops for someone else. (It must have something to do with tears, but I don't know what it means.)

Edited to add: Anyone have a reference for the claim that Shakespeare's vocabulary is 2.5 times the size of OED? I don't think that can be true. I own a complete concordance to Shakespeare, and it's not nearly as large as OED. Also, anything that's in Shakespeare (including clauses ending with prepositions) is English in my book.

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RE: Word Fight - 4/28/2006 4:55:03 AM

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That's a condition in the eyes where they constantly water ( like during allergies )

"Saburrate"
OOpps, forget saburrate ( unless someone knows it off hand lol, it's not used anymore in the English speaking world )

Instead

"Sacerdotal"

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Edited to add: Anyone have a reference for the claim that Shakespeare's vocabulary is 2.5 times the size of OED? I don't think that can be true. I own a complete concordance to Shakespeare, and it's not nearly as large as OED. Also, anything that's in Shakespeare (including clauses ending with prepositions) is English in my book.

I don't have an actual reference for online that could prove or disprove the claim. However, I do know that it can not be as large as OED. I have an up to date reference guide to Shakespearean/Elizabethan vocabulary, and though it is large, it is no where near as large as the OED. ( I also own a complete Etymology reference guide, also up to date. And by up to date, I mean 2005-2006)

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RE: Word Fight - 4/28/2006 6:08:33 AM

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If the word computer is in the OED that would dismiss the claim of 2.5 x out of hand for me by simple inferrence. Although Billy could lay down some rap, for sure.

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RE: Word Fight - 4/28/2006 6:32:34 AM

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sacerdotal: preists' ability to communicate with God?

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RE: Word Fight - 4/28/2006 7:13:36 AM

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sacerdotal: preists' ability to communicate with God?

Not quite. It actually refers to anything that pertains to a priest or the priesthood.

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That's a duck that lives in the areas where freshwater are.

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RE: Word Fight - 4/28/2006 7:14:59 AM

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Tikkiee...beat me to it. Sorry, don't know mzungu

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RE: Word Fight - 4/28/2006 7:17:17 AM

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LOL want a hint?

I am a Mzungu.
You are a Mzungu.
Mathiasdomm is also a Mzungu.

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RE: Word Fight - 4/28/2006 12:39:46 PM

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Mathiasdomm is a man, so that leaves out woman. He's dom so that leaves out sub. Game player?

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RE: Word Fight - 4/28/2006 12:42:10 PM

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LOL...just looked it up...now a better hint would have been "and Foot Queen is not." Course that may have made it too easy. Still your turn.

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RE: Word Fight - 4/28/2006 2:29:25 PM

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I'll give it a bit and see if LAM can get it or not lol.

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RE: Word Fight - 4/28/2006 4:59:16 PM

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Nope, don't know it and had to look it up. I was about to complain that we were supposed to be sticking to English words, but it's in OED. I'm a mzungu too.

I guess you go again, Tikkiee.

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RE: Word Fight - 4/28/2006 5:01:49 PM

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I'm sure we can put this one to rest. I doubt very strongly that there is ANY word in Shakespeare that's not in OED. But of course there are plenty of words in OED not attested in Shakespeare.

Dover has a nice two-volume paperback concordance to Shakespeare; it's really not all that expensive. When I get back home I'll post the publication details.

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If the word computer is in the OED that would dismiss the claim of 2.5 x out of hand for me by simple inferrence. Although Billy could lay down some rap, for sure.

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RE: Word Fight - 4/28/2006 5:09:33 PM

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I thought you might be able to get it from my hint. Of course, I knew what it was by that time, so maybe that's why I thought it was such a good hint. Please do post...I'd be very interested in it. Thanks

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RE: Word Fight - 4/28/2006 5:16:05 PM

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I had to look up mzungu too. Looks like she wins. And I am a mzungu. Rumor confirmed ;-)
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