Round 3060 vote for opple-scopple

[Mike Shefler]

Here are 13 defs for opple-scopple, one of which came from a reputable dictionary.

Vote for your two favorites no later than 9 AM, EDT, Friday, March 27.

1.  or offal scraps, is traditionally made by combining buckwheat and

cornmeal to scraps from the slaughter of a pig to thicken up after

hours and hours of cooking, then poured into loaf pans, refrigerated,

and then sliced and fried till crispy.

2.  to remove from a position of power (topple).

3.  [Scots]  spilling water (_scupple_ q.v.)

4.  child's version of Episcopal (q.v.)

5.  spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness.

6.  [British (originally _English regional]  rough strong cider, esp. as

made in the West Country of England.

7.  to scramble for sweetmeats, as children do.

8.  tiddly; drunk.

9.  [British] a slide that twists around a tower at an amusement park.

10.  the custom of boys at Shrove-tide to go around in the evening and

pelt the doors of the inhabitants with pieces of broken crockery.

11.  [Derbyshire dialect] to hobble a horse or donkey; also to fetter a

human, often by using the stocks.

12.  a stew made from leftovers.

13.  [slang] RADAR.

[Judy Madnick]

6.  [British (originally _English regional]  rough strong cider, esp. as made in the West Country of England.

12.  a stew made from leftovers.

 

Judy Madnick

Albany, NY

[Daniel B Widdis]

My child at heart votes for 4 and 7.

 

[Johnb - co.uk]

What a mix! #4 and #8 for me please

JohnnyB

[Tim B]

1 and 12, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

[Tim Lodge]

Against my better judgment, 10 and 11 please.

10.  the custom of boys at Shrove-tide to go around in the evening and pelt the doors of the inhabitants with pieces of broken crockery.

11.  [Derbyshire dialect] to hobble a horse or donkey; also to fetter a human, often by using the stocks.

-- Tim L

[Efrem G Mallach]

12 is vaguely credible, and the author of 10 deserves a point for creativity. (I'd like that one even more if the rascals pelted the inhabitants themselves, though - not just their doors!)

Efrem

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On Mar 25, 2020, at 10:27 AM, Mike Shefler <sta...@salsgiver.com> wrote:

Here are 13 defs for opple-scopple, one of which came from a reputable dictionary.

Vote for your two favorites no later than 9 AM, EDT, Friday, March 27.

10.  the custom of boys at Shrove-tide to go around in the evening and pelt the doors of the inhabitants with pieces of broken crockery.

[Johnb - co.uk]

bloodthirsty to boot

John

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[Efrem G Mallach]

Aaaaarrrrgh!!!

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[Shani Naylor]

8 & 11 for me. 

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[Debbie]

8 and 9 please

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[Ryan McGill]

5 & 8

5.  spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness.

8.  tiddly; drunk.

[ALAN MALLACH]

I'll go with 1 and 11.

Alan

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