Rnd 3019 MUNJANDIE Time to vote

[Johnb - co.uk]

here are the definitions constructed by our panel and a dictionary - please vote publically for 2 of them by 10:pm CST
Friday 11th

JohnnyB

1        a soft white cheese made from soured milk
2        an obsolete unit of mass in India approximately equal to 4 grains (0.259 g). After metrication in the mid-20th century, the unit became obsolete
3        [India] a bookkeeper; a clerk in an accounting office
4        a sling used by porters in the Himalayas
5        a large, lizard-like cryptid from Australia which walks on its hind legs and has been rumored to feed on eucalyptus when it cannot find enough sheep to satisfy its appetites
6        a crude log raft
7        (Zool.) an excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by small Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the bark and lay their eggs in the wounds
8        a Hindu game of territorial conquest played on a 16x16 grid with moves governed by the roll of dice
9        a temporary state of depression or melancholy
10        [Hindi] a vague and constant desire for something that does not and probably cannot exist; an indolent dreaming wistfulness
11        English words whose origins lie in the Hindi, Urdu or Sanskrit
language

[Daniel B Widdis]

I’ll go for 12 and 13 since the first 11 are obviously fake. 

But pressed to vote “legally” and reward creativity, 5 and 10 at least amused me.  

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[Shani Naylor]

3 & 9 for me. 

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[Tim B]

10 and 11, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

[Judy Madnick]

3        [India] a bookkeeper; a clerk in an accounting office

8        a Hindu game of territorial conquest played on a 16x16 grid with moves governed by the roll of dice

 

Judy Madnick

Albany, NY

[Debbie]

3 and 4 please

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[Efrem G Mallach]

Definitely sounds Indian, but that leaves half a dozen or so. Of those, I'll take 8 and 10.

Efrem

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On Oct 9, 2019, at 11:10 PM, Johnb - co.uk <jo...@john-barrs.co.uk> wrote:

here are the definitions constructed by our panel and a dictionary - please vote publically for 2 of them by 10:pm CST Friday 11th

JohnnyB

8        a Hindu game of territorial conquest played on a 16x16 grid with moves governed by the roll of dice

[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go for 1 and 11.

[Tim Lodge]

I was going to vote for two Indian defs, but I've fallen for the sheep- and eucalyptus-eating cryptid, so now it's only one. 5 and 11, please.

 5        a large, lizard-like cryptid from Australia which walks on its hind legs and has been rumored to feed on eucalyptus when it cannot find enough sheep to satisfy its appetites

11        English words whose origins lie in the Hindi, Urdu or Sanskrit language

--  Tim L

[Tony Abell]

I'll take 4 and 10 (the latter just because I identify with it, not because I
think it's the real definition):

> 4        a sling used by porters in the Himalayas

[Dave Cunningham]

3 as "maybe" and 11 for "chutzpah"

Dave

[Ryan McGill]

I remain unconvinced this could be a scientific term, so let's throw a few votes toward two under-appreciated gems, both of which seem more or less plausible.

2 & 6

2        an obsolete unit of mass in India approximately equal to 4 grains (0.259 g). After metrication in the mid-20th century, the unit became obsolete