[Fictionary] keb ked kex - any last-minute votes?
Pierre Abbat
phma at bezitopo.org
Fri Jul 26 17:01:32 EDT 2013
I'm going to tally the votes tomorrow night. So far I have votes from Linda,
Hutch, Nicolas, David, Ranjit, Eric, and Elliott.
Pierre
On Friday, July 19, 2013 21:19:39 Pierre Abbat wrote:
> keb - v. To stub a toe.
>
> keb - v. To install additional insulation in edges and corners after the
> bulk insulation is in place.
>
> keb - v. To steal. Possibly from "cheban", a moneychanger's purse.
>
> keb - n. A polishing compound made from crushed walnut shells.
>
> keb - n. A ewe who has given stillbirth. v. To give stillbirth. Said of a
> ewe.
>
> keb - n. (fr. Berber) A biscuit made of sorghum.
>
> keb - n. A bony growth within the fetlock.
>
> ked - v. To mar; to leave a mark on a smooth surface.
>
> ked - adj. Excited.
>
> ked - adj. (archaic) Stubborn, obstinate. Originally applied to draft
> animals.
>
> ked - n. (fr. Dutch) An albatross egg.
>
> ked - n. A mountain goat or sheep of Asia.
>
> ked - n. 1. A wingless fly parasitic on sheep. 2. Any of various parasitic
> flies of the family Hippoboscidae.
>
> ked - n. Sediment in whisky consisting primarily of wood fibers from the
> aging cask.
>
> kex - n. A multi-valve blowpipe used in sculptural glassblowing.
>
> kex - adj. Of a graphic design, mesmerizing or optically challenging.
>
> kex - n. A rain-gutter angled so as to direct water from an eave onto an
> adjoining roof. Most used in urban areas, where a surreptitious kex can
> direct rainwater onto an adjoining property-owners roof, eliminating the
> need for downspouts from the kexed eave.
>
> kex - n. The hollow dried stem of an umbellifer.
>
> kex - n. (fr. Basque) A Castilianized Basque.
>
> kex - n. A decoy mailbox, filled with concrete, mounted next to a real
> mailbox as a defense against vandalism.
>
> kex - n. A loud verbal curse, complete with hand motions.
>
> Pierre
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