[Fictionary] Sow there!

[Fran Poodry]

Oh dear. Can we do a round in 3.5 weeks before I go on vacation?

Does anybody know CRETONNE?

On Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 11:36 PM Pierre Abbat <phma at leaf.dragonflybsd.org>
wrote:

> Ranjit has twice (that I know of) used the real def of a previously used
> word
> as his fake def, first gosport for limberham, then baubee for cumbol. So I
> decided to use the real def of a previously used word (raddle, 2001-03) as
> the
> real def. "Tiver" (rhymes with "quiver", not "fiver") is cognate with
> German
> "Zauber". How the meaning changed from "magic" to "red pigment" I don't
> understand. And as Fran won raddle, now she wins tiver.
>
> One purpose of marking sheep is to tell who has been mated with. You put
> some
> tiver on the ram's chest, and it rubs off on the ewe's back.
>
> Welcome new player Debra! I almost chorked on her land.
>
> Pierre
> ---
> Hutch: Oddly, I don't really believe ANY of these.
>
> tiver, n. a handheld sower that makes a hole in soil, drops in a few
> seeds,
> and covers it with soil with one motion. A seed hopper can be carried on
> the
> chest of the user.
> by Fran. 7
> Debra: I'll take two points.
> Joshua: 2
> Hutch: How does it make the hole AND cover it ... in one motion? Again,
> I'm
> doubtful but I'm running out of possibilities: 1 point
> Jim: 2 points
>
> tiver, n. a kind of ochre used for marking sheep in some parts of England.
> the real def, from Wiktionary. 6
> Eric: This is a thing but I don't think that's the word? Still, two points.
> Debra: I'll take one point on this def:
> Hutch: Red-orange paint for sheep. I'm doubtful, but I'm running out of
> options: 2 points
> Jim: 1 point
>
> tiver, v. 1. to examine minutely. 2. in alchemy, to heat until reduced to
> ash.
> by Eric. 4
> 2 for being on tup
> Joshua: 1
> Ranjit: 1 point
> Hutch: I don't see the relationship between the two definitions. They seem
> almost contradictory.
>
> tiver, n. tool for winding yarn into a ball.
> by Debra. 3
> 1 for not being a keb
> Ranjit: 2 points
> Hutch: My mom is a spinstress, weaver, and knitter, so I know there is
> such a
> tool. However, for the same reason, while I can't remember what it is
> called,
> I'm fairly sure it's not called THIS.
>
> tiver, n. a small amount of money.
> by Ranjit. 2
> Fran: 2 pts
> Ranjit: portmanteau of "ten- or fiver"
> Hutch: Someone is thinking of a "fiver".
>
> tiver, n. [music; uncommon] a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal
> tone
> produced by slight and slow variations in volume; a slow tremolo. Usu.
> indicated by "tiv" in a score.
> by Hutch. 2
> 2 for answering the raddle
> Hutch: Mine. I think I was thinking of "tremble" + "shiver"
>
> tiver, adj. 1. ready; prepared. 2. (fm. Occitan) loaded and tensioned, as
> in a
> siege engine or bow.
> by Nick. 2
> Fran: 1 pt
> Eric: Nice. One point.
> Hutch: "I see you tiver with antici ... ... pation" :-D
>
> Jim gets 1 point for burning the sienna.
>
> tiver, n. 1. one who has spent the summer fruitlessly. 2. a brewer of
> despicable ale.
> by Jean-Joseph. 0
> Eric: Lovely juxtaposition. One theoretical artistry point.
> Hutch: People who brew despicable ale don't DESERVE a word. :-D
>
> tiver, n. a narrow, conical mesh net, often used to harvest crustaceans
> from
> the sea floor.
> by Joshua. 0
> Hutch: How do you harvest crustaceans from the sea floor (generally a
> flattish
> surface) with a conical (generally circular) net?
>
> --
> ve ka'a ro klaji la .romas. se jmaji
>
>
>
>

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*Fran Poodry (she/her)*
*Oregon, USA*



*“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” ― Margaret Mead
<http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/61107.Margaret_Mead>*
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