<div dir="ltr">Oh dear. Can we do a round in 3.5 weeks before I go on vacation?<div><br></div><div>Does anybody know CRETONNE?</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 11:36 PM Pierre Abbat <<a href="mailto:phma@leaf.dragonflybsd.org">phma@leaf.dragonflybsd.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Ranjit has twice (that I know of) used the real def of a previously used word <br>
as his fake def, first gosport for limberham, then baubee for cumbol. So I <br>
decided to use the real def of a previously used word (raddle, 2001-03) as the <br>
real def. "Tiver" (rhymes with "quiver", not "fiver") is cognate with German <br>
"Zauber". How the meaning changed from "magic" to "red pigment" I don't <br>
understand. And as Fran won raddle, now she wins tiver.<br>
<br>
One purpose of marking sheep is to tell who has been mated with. You put some <br>
tiver on the ram's chest, and it rubs off on the ewe's back.<br>
<br>
Welcome new player Debra! I almost chorked on her land.<br>
<br>
Pierre<br>
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Hutch: Oddly, I don't really believe ANY of these.<br>
<br>
tiver, n. a handheld sower that makes a hole in soil, drops in a few seeds, <br>
and covers it with soil with one motion. A seed hopper can be carried on the <br>
chest of the user.<br>
by Fran. 7<br>
Debra: I'll take two points.<br>
Joshua: 2<br>
Hutch: How does it make the hole AND cover it ... in one motion? Again, I'm <br>
doubtful but I'm running out of possibilities: 1 point<br>
Jim: 2 points<br>
<br>
tiver, n. a kind of ochre used for marking sheep in some parts of England.<br>
the real def, from Wiktionary. 6<br>
Eric: This is a thing but I don't think that's the word? Still, two points.<br>
Debra: I'll take one point on this def:<br>
Hutch: Red-orange paint for sheep. I'm doubtful, but I'm running out of <br>
options: 2 points<br>
Jim: 1 point<br>
<br>
tiver, v. 1. to examine minutely. 2. in alchemy, to heat until reduced to ash.<br>
by Eric. 4<br>
2 for being on tup<br>
Joshua: 1<br>
Ranjit: 1 point<br>
Hutch: I don't see the relationship between the two definitions. They seem <br>
almost contradictory.<br>
<br>
tiver, n. tool for winding yarn into a ball.<br>
by Debra. 3<br>
1 for not being a keb<br>
Ranjit: 2 points<br>
Hutch: My mom is a spinstress, weaver, and knitter, so I know there is such a <br>
tool. However, for the same reason, while I can't remember what it is called, <br>
I'm fairly sure it's not called THIS.<br>
<br>
tiver, n. a small amount of money.<br>
by Ranjit. 2<br>
Fran: 2 pts<br>
Ranjit: portmanteau of "ten- or fiver"<br>
Hutch: Someone is thinking of a "fiver".<br>
<br>
tiver, n. [music; uncommon] a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone <br>
produced by slight and slow variations in volume; a slow tremolo. Usu. <br>
indicated by "tiv" in a score.<br>
by Hutch. 2<br>
2 for answering the raddle<br>
Hutch: Mine. I think I was thinking of "tremble" + "shiver"<br>
<br>
tiver, adj. 1. ready; prepared. 2. (fm. Occitan) loaded and tensioned, as in a <br>
siege engine or bow.<br>
by Nick. 2<br>
Fran: 1 pt<br>
Eric: Nice. One point.<br>
Hutch: "I see you tiver with antici ... ... pation" :-D<br>
<br>
Jim gets 1 point for burning the sienna.<br>
<br>
tiver, n. 1. one who has spent the summer fruitlessly. 2. a brewer of <br>
despicable ale.<br>
by Jean-Joseph. 0<br>
Eric: Lovely juxtaposition. One theoretical artistry point.<br>
Hutch: People who brew despicable ale don't DESERVE a word. :-D<br>
<br>
tiver, n. a narrow, conical mesh net, often used to harvest crustaceans from <br>
the sea floor.<br>
by Joshua. 0<br>
Hutch: How do you harvest crustaceans from the sea floor (generally a flattish <br>
surface) with a conical (generally circular) net?<br>
<br>
-- <br>
ve ka'a ro klaji la .romas. se jmaji<br>
<br>
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><i>Fran Poodry (she/her)</i></div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><i>Oregon, USA</i></div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><i><br></i></div><div style="font-size:small"><i><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-size:14px;line-height:18px">“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” </span><br style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-size:14px;line-height:18px"><span style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-size:14px;line-height:18px">― </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/61107.Margaret_Mead" style="color:rgb(102,102,0);text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;line-height:18px" target="_blank">Margaret Mead</a></font><br></i></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>