And now, the moment you've all been waiting for (as soon as you get back from your Memorial Day holidays, that is):

GRABEN! <wild applause>

Is it

A) gra-ben (n), plural grabens: the counterbalance component of a gyroscopic mechanism, functioning as a neutralizer to the forces of the gyroscope

B) a weevil that destroys alfalfa

C) the small bit of fabric used to stabilize a zipper in delicate clothing

D) (n) a fine powder used by silversmiths to polish surfaces that have been etched by acid

E) the valley between two horsts

F) archaic: pale-skinned, ashen

G) Any of several species of wading birds of the plover family, with a strong, wedge-shaped beak and stout legs

H) long or unmowed grass

I) graves, from German der Grab, die Graben, from graben, to dig

J) the spool from which yarn is fed on early Jaquard-type looms

K) a high mountain cirque

L) the crunchy remnants of skin and onions left after rendering poultry fat; cracklings

The True, Legitimate, Genuine definition of Graben is so obvious that it casts all other submissions into the "silly" category. As if you didn't already know, it's E.

So E gets my vote.

~~~ jerry

Once again, I only looked at the daffynitions before I guessed, not at Jerry's guess.

I pick E, but it could be any of those great daffynitions!

I'll make it 3 for E.

Tinman

Purely in a spirit of contrariness I'll look out of my window here and pick H.

four for E

No idea at all. I'll take a WAG and go for K.

quote:

the valley between two horsts

Presumably horst will be next week's word?

I'll be contrary as well and choose G.

quote:

Originally posted by arnie:
Presumably horst will be next week's word?

That's Horst Jankowski, 1936-1998, best known (by me, anyway) for "A Walk in the Black Forest."

Tinman

Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of Horst Buchholz, myself...

Still waiting for a couple of entrants to vote, and then I'll post the answer.

(BTW, there's no requirement that you must have submitted a definition yourself before you can support your favorite daffy! Feel free.)

I have no idea, so I'll vote for my name... K..

I'll pick J.

It's E. This an historic occasion - arnie's wrong!

quote:

Originally posted by tinman:
Horst Jankowski[/URL], 1936-1998, best known (by me, anyway) for "A Walk in the Black Forest."

Tinman

That was a very good song! From 1968, maybe?

quote:

Originally posted by haberdasher:
And now, the moment you've all been waiting for (as soon as you get back from your Memorial Day holidays, that is):

GRABEN!

It's E.