Subject: Lipoxeny ballot

From: "lindafowens" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 10:48:37 -0500

LIPOXENY BALLOT

Guidelines: As usual, assign 1 and 2 points to the defs of your choice.  Additionally, for fun, please guess who might have penned each def  (counts as tie-breaker, if needed).  I have sometimes used one or both defs sent in by participants, based on my own aesthetics and not with any other favoritism  (but if your alternate def was not used it might be a duplicate--or not), to provide you with a wide selection.  So if you are really lucky you can score big!   Please respond by Sunday at midnight!  Linda

Lipoxeny n. the ability of penguins to regulate the amount of blood circulation to their feet and flippers to maintain body temperature.  This adaptation provides for insulation from the cold in cold climates and for radiation of heat in hot climates.

Lipoxeny-n.-the measure of solid particulate matter in testing automotive emissions.

Lipoxeny-n.-a glue made from rendered horse fat

Lipoxeny, n. The state of flehman as displayed in the reduncinated antelopes of Chad and Sudan.

Lipoxeny, n. The property, in a natural fat, wax, or fatty acid, of having a double bond at a distance from the end that is not a multiple of 3.

Lipoxeny, n. (rhetoric) the act of speaking or writing under self-imposed linguistic constraints, e.g. using only monosyllabic words or avoiding the letter 'e'.

Lipoxeny, n. in botany, the abandoning of its host by a parasitic plant.

Lipoxeny-n.- Obligation of a property owner to pay for the burial expenses of a tenant farmer, in exchange for which he would receive the labor of the widow and orphans of the deceased for a specified period of time.

Lipoxeny-n.- (Med.) The state of being a stranger to fat, also called "Sprat Syndrome".

Lipoxeny: A stew composed of mushrooms, carrots, onions, and the mouth parts of large cattle.

Lipoxeny: Brand name for a carpenters' glue made from animal fat.

Lipoxeny (n.)- A show of contrition intended to evoke mercy from one who is doling out punishment.

Lipoxeny  The practice of kissing strangers to avert bad luck in the case of accidental invocation of said bad luck.

Lipoxeny, n.pl. fat children.  "And to my lipoxeny I bequeath my supplies of Jennie Craig weight-loss products, and my Stairmaster 2000."