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<DIV>Joshua Mackay-Smith is the runaway leader with 12 points for his
"substructure within a mill", MYShaner runner-up with 7 points for "the collar
attaching a spearhead to the shaft". All agree that Fran should have quit while
she was ahead.</DIV>
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<DIV>Snibor Eoj (Fran 1, David 1, PHMA 2= TOTAL 4)<BR>pelmet (n.) - A rubber tip
placed on a furniture leg to prevent it from <BR>sliding.<BR>"Helmet". -
Elliott<BR>"Two points. We had a set of clear plastic pelmets with a round tray
about 5 cm <BR>diameter on top and 37 or 61 points underneath designed to spread
the weight <BR>on the base of the carpet without squashing the pile. Well, they
would be 37 <BR>or 61 (I don't remember which) if one outer point of each pelmet
weren't cut <BR>off." -PHMA</DIV>
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<DIV>Joshua Mackay-Smith (Judith 1, MYS 2, ASmith 2, Fran 2, JKushner 1, David
2, Linda 2= TOTAL 12)<BR>pelmet (n.) a substructure within a mill that
isolates<BR>the vibration of the gear train from the rest of the
building.<BR>"2, but I doubt it" - MYS<BR>"Why only in a mill?" -
Hutch<BR>"Eric, is that you?" - Elliott<BR>"This sounds from the medieval time
perios I envision with this word, so 2 points." -Linda<BR>"I like this. I
don't buy it, but I like it." - J-J</DIV>
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<DIV>J-J Cote (1 disappearing point for correct answer)<BR>pelmet - v. - to
actuate rudder and ailerons in opposite directions in a<BR>fixed-wing aircraft,
as to compensate for a crosswind on landing, or to<BR>induce a
spin.<BR>"'Pell-mell'? Anyhow, I think rudders and ailerons don't go in
opposite <BR>directions." - Elliott</DIV>
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<DIV>Linda F. Owens<BR>pelmet, n. or v.... a frozen horse turd that you throw at
a bad guy, when you have nothing else to throw--in the Middle
Ages.<BR>"Fewmets!" - MYS<BR>"Amusing, but not exactly believable."
-Hutch<BR>"Well, there's always rocks..." - J-J<BR>"Sorry if this sounds gross,
but it was all I had handy at the time. I did use this method to protect
myself from an aggressive mare, when I was leasing my horse (he's lived
here for 10 years), and the word sounded like Pelt." -Linda</DIV>
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<DIV>David Randall (MYS 1, Hutch 1, Elliott 2, Linda 1= TOTAL
5)<BR>pelmet--n.--the tithe of flotsam delivered by the villagers of Fowey,
Truro, Falmouth, and Penzance to the Duchy of Cornwall on St. Tristan's
Day. The name is derived from the Cornish pronunciation of Falmouth, where
the tax was traditionally collected.</DIV>
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<DIV>"1, but I doubt that, too" - MYS<BR>"This is a really odd concept. But I
like it: 1 point" - Hutch<BR>"YES! Two big points in 24-karat gold!" -
Elliott<BR>"This def is so clever that I just have to give it 1 point.
Would have been 2 except I don't understand why a tithe would be in the form of
flotsam--sounds like Gilbert and Sullivan." -Linda<BR>"Hmm. Sounds like
David,with a flourish from Linda, so it's probably<BR>Elliott." - J-J<BR>"The
tithe of 'flotsam'? I don't believe this. Elliot?" -PHMA</DIV>
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<DIV>Judith E. Schrier (SCrowley 1, JDMS 1=TOTAL 2)<BR>Pelmet: (n) a small
Siberian dumpling filled with meat,<BR>boiled in broth, and usually served with
sour cream.</DIV>
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<DIV>"And one. Possibly because I haven't had my breakfast."
-JDMS<BR>"Definitely, we do. YURT ALERT! YURT ALERT!" -Hutch<BR>"That you,
Judith? Linda PS It does have the same shape as my def, but is much
tastier, I'm sure." -Linda<BR>"And the recipe was surely borrowed by the
abovementioned Mongols, cooking<BR>away in their... never mind." - J-J</DIV>
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<DIV>pelmet n. 1. cap on hose connections on fire hydrants and fire
engines. 2. <BR>(slang) the wrench used for removing or replacing the
pelmet. v. 1. to <BR>replace the pelmet on a hydrant. 2. (slang) to quash
another's comments: <BR>"Jeff got fed up with Kelly's insensitive comments and
threatened to pelmet <BR>him."</DIV>
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<DIV>"If not for the slang definition, I might've gone for this one. Since the
original 'verb' form means to remove the cap, I have a hard time believing the
slang term meaning to put the cap on." - Hutch<BR>"Amy?" -Elliott <BR>"The
initial part of the def sounds a bit like the shield collar and may well be the
right def." Linda<BR>"This one was doing pretty well, but that last part
put it over the top." - J-J<BR>"The last meaning seems improbable." -PHMA</DIV>
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<DIV>P. Abbat (Judith 2, SCrowley 2, ASmith 1= TOTAL 5)<BR>pelmet, n. A shield
used by 13th-century Mongolian warriors, which doubled as <BR>a cooking
table.</DIV>
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<DIV>"1 point - seems unlikely, but just so cool!" -Amy<BR>"Do we have a yurt
alert here?" - Hutch<BR>"Helmet". - Elliott<BR>"Ah yes, when they're preparing
somehing to eat in their.... YURTS?!" - J-J</DIV>
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<DIV>MYShaner (JDMS 2, JKushner 2, J-J 2, PHMA 1=TOTAL 7)<BR>pelmet (n) - the
collar attaching a spearhead to the shaft</DIV>
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<DIV>"Hrm. Oh, two, I suppose." - JDMS<BR>"If I were really competetive, I would
vote for this. Nice and concise." -Linda<BR>"Man, that sounds like it might be
it. Two points if I'm wrong." - J-J<BR>"One point for plausibility." -
PHMA<BR>"Helmet". - Elliott<BR>(The whole thing brings to mind the National
Lampoon's designation of the circumsized portion of the good old male organ as
the 'German Helmet' - Aussie)</DIV>
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<DIV>Hutch (Correct 2)<BR>pelmet - n - A meak man who dotes on his wife, or is
henpecked.</DIV>
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<DIV>"Of course, *really* meek men never manage to get married in the
first<BR>place." - J-J<BR>"What's a 'meak'?" - PHMA</DIV>
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<DIV>Merriam-Webster Online (Hutch 2, Elliott 1, J-J 1= TOTAL 4)<BR>pelmet - n.
- a short valance or small cornice for concealing curtain fixtures </DIV>
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<DIV>"This one feels right: 2 points" -Hutch<BR>"And if not, then this sounds
likely. One point if this isn't it." - J-J<BR>(I admit that I left the
etymology off of this definition. <BR>"Etymology: probably modification of
French palmette <BR>Date: 1821" -Aussie)</DIV>
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