[Fictionary] Stubbornly steals an eighteen-valve blowpipe

[Pierre Abbat]

The horse ked (Hippobosca equina) is not the horsefly (Tabanus spp.). They are 
both in Brachycera, but in different families. The sheep ked, which is the first 
ked I read of, is Melophagus ovinus.

Nicolas 18
1 point to bite the sheep with
keb - v. To steal. Possibly from "cheban", a moneychanger's purse.
Linda: Good possible derivation.  1 point.
David: 1

ked - adj. (archaic) Stubborn, obstinate. Originally applied to draft animals.
Ranjit: 6 pts
David: 1
Eric: Two points, because my sibling in adverbiality.

kex - n. A multi-valve blowpipe used in sculptural glassblowing.
Linda: I really like this def, but I can't help but think that Ranjit is also 
describing a musical instrument to play HOT jazz.  L  1 point
Eric: Sounds ridiculous. So why am I giving it two points (which I am)?
Hutch: Somehow "kex" rings a bell as something artisitic, but which of the 
artsy-craftsy definitions it is, I have not a clue: 2 points
David: 1

Ranjit 12
keb - n. A polishing compound made from crushed walnut shells.
David: 1
Eric: Three points, just because walnut shells really are used as a polishing 
compound and I think that is cool.
Elliott: 1 point for sounding vaguely familiar.  Would be 2, but I'm 
suspicious about making a ``compound'' from walnut shells.
Nicolas: I suppose the walnut shells would have a nice oil.

ked - v. To mar; to leave a mark on a smooth surface.
Linda: 2 points because it reminds me of the marks sneakers make on floors.
David: 2
Nicolas: 1 point because it reminds me of "skid"

kex - adj. Of a graphic design, mesmerizing or optically challenging.
Hutch: Somehow "kex" rings a bell as something artisitic, but which of the 
artsy-craftsy definitions it is, I have not a clue: 2 points

Eric 12
1 point at the tip of a carrot
keb - n. A bony growth within the fetlock.

ked - adj. Excited.

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.
Linda: Blinded me with science once again--1 point for an ingenious water-
sharinging technique for dry areas.  Just keep that water flowing Escher-like, 
and maybe covered in arid areas.
Ranjit: 2 pts
David: 2
Elliott: 4 for inventiveness!
Nicolas: I can't imagine the troubles a kex would give you with the condo 
board. 2 points for sounding architectural.

Linda 6
2 for the wings grafted onto the fly
keb - v. To stub a toe.
Linda: This is eye catching, if painful, so 2 points. (-> Melophagus)
Hutch: Somehow I have a distinct feeling this one is right: 4 points
Nicolas: Ow.

ked - n. A mountain goat or sheep of Asia.
Nicolas: Similar thinking to me, which probably means it's not real.

kex - n. A loud verbal curse, complete with hand motions.

Real 6
keb - n. A ewe who has given stillbirth. v. To give stillbirth. Said of a ewe.
Elliott: 2 points for non-obviousness.

ked - n. 1. A wingless fly parasitic on sheep. 2. Any of various parasitic flies 
of the family Hippoboscidae.
Nicolas: Doesn't that mean horse-eater? 1 point for maybe being the family for 
horseflies.
Linda: two votes transferred from "to stub a toe" because she suspected she 
voted for her own def.

kex - n. The hollow dried stem of an umbellifer.
Eric: Well, unlike some of the definitions, I'm pretty sure this object at 
least exists. One point.
Nicolas: What's an umbellifer?

David 5
keb - n. (fr. Berber) A biscuit made of sorghum.
Elliott: Isn't that a bagasseburger?
Nicolas: Tasty, maybe? Does sorghum grow in northern Africa? Still, sounds
right, so 2 points.

ked - n. (fr. Dutch) An albatross egg.
Hutch: Got a point left: I'll give it here: 1 point shrug
Elliott: 1 point for non-obviousness.

kex - n. (fr. Basque) A Castilianized Basque.
Nicolas: 1 point for Basques.

Jean-Joseph 5
keb - v. To install additional insulation in edges and corners after the bulk 
insulation is in place.
Nicolas: I don't know why, but it seems like a complex task should have a more 
complex word?

ked - n. Sediment in whisky consisting primarily of wood fibers from the aging 
cask.
Eric: One point, because . . . I'm not sure why.
Elliott: 1 point for specificity.
Nicolas: 1 point for whiskey.

kex - n. A decoy mailbox, filled with concrete, mounted next to a real mailbox 
as a defense against vandalism.
Linda: How could I not give this 1 point?  Ingenious way to prevent mailbox 
damage, and I have the battered RFD box to prove it, but I may have made up 
this def; if so,  please transfer my point to the hollow dried stem of an 
umbellifer. Linda  PS Saturday Baseball Bat Bandits are a real nuisance if you 
get any REAL mail.
Ranjit: 1 pt
Hutch: I have no idea what these might really be called, but I once came along 
the road just after a couple of teenagers had met a real one of these. The boy 
with the bat had evidently been leaning quite far out of the car. When he hit 
the cement mailbox, he fell out the window. Pretty impressive case of road 
rash. I heard later that the Postal Inspectors put the fear of God into the 
two of them (strictly speaking, it's a federal offense), but they were only 
actually prosecuted by the state.

Elliott gets 2 points for shofarot.

Pierre
-- 
gau do li'i co'e kei do