Well heck, wouldn't this makes a good quiz? From their archives:
BOTTOMRY: a. Foolish actions b. A mortgage on a ship c. Illegal posterior-pinching
KLEWANG: a. Single-edged sword b. A type of life drawing c. To slap someone
HONDA: a. A bulky shield b. Part of a lasso c. A royal investiture
ANETHATED: a. Given as a votive offering b. Marked in the margin c. Prepared with dill
MENOLOGY: a. Analysis of queues b. Greek Church calendar c. Study of the male mind
LIPE: a. A sudden movement b. A fatty residue c. A lime-grape hybrid
SUSURROUS: a. Having a sharp edge b. Relating to a scandal c. Sounding like a whisper
SHAURI: a. Of wet weather b. A Maori clan c. Debate
SUISEKI: a. Litigation b. Following one’s own advice c. Japanese stone arranging
TRISTUBH: a. A line of Vedic metre b. Grief-stricken c. Asian artform
LISK: a. The crotch b. An African snake c. A moisturising balm
MOULDWARP: a. To consume with bacteria b. Mole (the animal) c. A dance of the 1920s
I'll post the answers late Saturday or early Sunday. Edited to delete items 13-16, which were duplicates of items 9-12.This message has been edited. Last edited by: Hic et ubique,
November 25, 2004, 04:25
haberdasher
Well, I know # 7 because of "sursurration" and maybe # 9 because there is a Go position referred to as "seki" but the rest are all Greek to me. And several other languages too, I fear...
November 26, 2004, 14:56
Kalleh
What a great site, Hab. I wonder if there is somewhere where all their past words are posted.
November 26, 2004, 23:41
arnie
Well, I know 1. and 7. but not the rest...
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
November 27, 2004, 10:59
shufitz
Odd coincidence, arnie, for I too know 1 (I think) and 7 only. But lisk and lipe sound Scottish to me, so I'd speculate that eacth of them is choice a.