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linguoboy

Post subject: Re: One-syllable words with specific technical or rare meani

Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 8:41 am

Sanno

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Yesterday I used the word 'milt' (as in "fish ejaculate").

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Shm Jay

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Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 11:09 am

Avisaru

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How on earth did that come up in conversation?

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Qwynegold

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Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 7:59 am

Smeric

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What about blog and vlog?

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clawgrip

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Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 8:52 am

Smeric

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And let's not forget id.

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linguoboy

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Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 11:06 am

Sanno

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Kereb

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Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 1:01 pm

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Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 3:40 pm

Smeric

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Salmoneus

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Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 4:39 pm

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ayyub

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Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 10:18 pm

Sanci

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I nominate car, as used in Lisp. FMI, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAR_and_CDR.

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Ambrisio

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Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 12:25 am

Lebom

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Radius Solis

Post subject: Re: One-syllable words with specific technical or rare meani

Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 1:45 am

Smeric

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bough
weir
awl
whorl
brad (the type of nail)
knoll?

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clawgrip

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Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 8:44 am

Smeric

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KathTheDragon

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Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 9:08 am

Smeric

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Dwale
Mimp

I have no idea where those came from, but my friend reblogged it on Tumblr.

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Drydic

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Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 7:44 pm

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Xephyr

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Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 7:53 pm

Avisaru

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"Irony"'s a bit too complimentary, don't you think?

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Kereb

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Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 8:04 pm

Avisaru

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karst!

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Radius Solis

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Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 8:51 pm

Smeric

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Mmm, karst.

Also: lien.

You came up with "creche" yesterday, did you forget to post?

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Salmoneus

Post subject: Re: One-syllable words with specific technical or rare meani

Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 6:01 am

Sanno

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mien
shank (both meanings)
scrim
quoll (sp?)
thane
laird
thrall
dirk
jute
farl
bla (ok, this one doesn't exist in dictionaries. It's a type of breadroll commonly found in Munster, which is similar to a homemade, square bap - very floury, soft, with hardly any crust. Never seen it spelled, so it's possible it should be 'blath', assuming it's borrowed from the gaelic word for a flower (cf our 'bloomer'), but it's used commonly in English, so long as you're in the context of buying bread from local bakeries in the Waterford region)
warp (in its technical meaning)
weft
harl
carl
card (again, the textile term, if that's distinct enough to be considered)
ceorl
lede (both meanings)
leal
fief
bluff (geographic sense)
brume
gill (geographic sense)
beck
thwaite
coomb
pith (in all three meanings!)
scry
skein
slag

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Hallow XIII

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Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 3:36 pm

Avisaru

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Notabene: id != ID. (Which is not one syllable in the first place.=

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Radius Solis

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Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 4:24 pm

Smeric

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Sal, you missed "copse".

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Salmoneus

Post subject: Re: One-syllable words with specific technical or rare meani

Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 4:27 pm

Sanno

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But the river tripped on her by and by, lapping
as though her heart was brook: Why, why, why! Weh, O weh
I'se so silly to be flowing but I no canna stay!

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Salmoneus

Post subject: Re: One-syllable words with specific technical or rare meani

Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 4:43 pm

Sanno

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But the river tripped on her by and by, lapping
as though her heart was brook: Why, why, why! Weh, O weh
I'se so silly to be flowing but I no canna stay!

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KathTheDragon

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Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 5:10 pm

Smeric

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Salmoneus

Post subject: Re: One-syllable words with specific technical or rare meani

Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 5:18 pm

Sanno

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Location: One of the dark places of the world

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But the river tripped on her by and by, lapping
as though her heart was brook: Why, why, why! Weh, O weh
I'se so silly to be flowing but I no canna stay!

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KathTheDragon

Post subject: Re: One-syllable words with specific technical or rare meani

Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 6:01 pm

Smeric

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