[bksvol-discuss] Re: hangman
- From: Carrie Karnos <ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 12:00:52 -0800 (PST)
'crowd' - An ancient Celtic stringed instrument that was bowed or plucked.
Also called crwth.
Chiefly British. A fiddle.
Carrie
--- Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Another good word, Carrie. REmind me not to play with
> you or Dave. What does it mean, by the way? I think I
> saw it in a novel recently.
>
> Cindy
>
> --- Carrie Karnos <ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > 'crwth' (pronounced crooth) is also good, although a
> > bit obscure. But
> > it's in the dictionary -
> > http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=crwth
> >
> > Carrie
> >
> > --- talmage@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > > I always had a killer word for hangman when it was
> > a 5 letter word. It
> > > was
> > > xylem, and I don't ever recall anyone ever getting
> > it.
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > > At 03:54 AM 12/17/2004, you wrote:
> > > >My guess would be "relief," both because it fits
> > the
> > > >context and because I've seen the combination of
> > li
> > > >scan as h. I love puzzles, and am very good at
> > filling
> > > >in blanks -- I used to be a whiz at playing
> > Hangman
> > > >and
> > > >whatever the other game was that was like that
> > only
> > > >had platic racks and cards -- but the point was
> > the
> > > >sme -- to guess the other people's word first, so
> > if
> > > >you have any more puzzles, I'd be happy to give
> > it a
> > > >try. (I might be able to find the Delinsky book
> > nest
> > > >week when I go back to the library, and then I
> > can
> > > >really help you out. I'll let you know, if you
> > want
> > > >and if you haven't finished the book by then.
> > > >
> > > >Cindy
> > > >
> > > >--- Pam Quinn <quinns@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I'm validating one now, An Irresistible
> > Impulse, by
> > > > > Barbara Delinsky.
> > > > > One way of doing it if you have Kz and rank
> > spelling
> > > > > is to make a game
> > > > > of it and work on it a little each day. Kind
> > of like
> > > > > working a puzzle.
> > > > > I've brought it up to over 99 percent. Will
> > still
> > > > > rate it "good"
> > > > > because there are still some garbled passages
> > that I
> > > > > can't make heads
> > > > > nor tails of, but hey, not doing too bad.
> > Here's one
> > > > > that still has me
> > > > > stumped.
> > > > >
> > > > > The tremor of a collective sigh whispered
> > > > > its rehef through those remaining. Anybody
> > know what
> > > > > rehef might be?
> > > > >
> > > > > Pam
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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