[Fictionary] thanks, and proposed new word

[Jacob Mattison]

OK, we've got one "I know it" and one "seems familiar" for "quinsy".  I'll keep it on the back burner.

Anybody know "oxgang"?



----- Original Message ----
From: Jean-Joseph Cote <jjcote at alum.mit.edu>
To: fictionary at swarpa.net
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 10:11:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Fictionary] thanks, and proposed new word

Well, I don't know what to make of this.  When I saw the word, I
immediately thought, "yeah, I've seen that, now can I remember what it
means?".  Then I saw Nick's snow hut def, and I thought, "yep, that's
it".  But what I was thinking of was spelled "quinsy", and I can't
remember whether I only heard about the snow hut orally and just
imagined the spelling.  Or maybe I've seen the other definition as
well.  But if I have, I can't remember what it is.  Sure seems
familiar, though.

Jean-Joseph

Nicolas Ward wrote: 
On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 9:45 AM, Jacob Mattison <jacobmattison at yahoo.com> wrote:

Interesting -- that appears to be another definition that has nothing to do with the definition I had in mind.  What do folks think -- can I still use the word?  (Unless somebody knows the other definition, of course.)


Damn, wasted a perfectly good definition! Apparently mine is
preferentially spelled quinzhee, as it is an amerind term (dunno from
where, but since I learned about them in MN I'd assume Ojibwe?), but
the romanization isn't standard.

--Nick
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