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Word For The Day, Thursday, Roctober 5, 2006 - rowel
dictionaries ad nauseum, internet | Roctober 5, 2006 | secret garden

Posted on 10/05/2006 4:49:16 AM PDT by secret garden



In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

rowel • \ROW-ul ("OW" as in "cow")\ • verb
1 : to goad with or as if with the pointed disk at the end of a spur
2 : vex, trouble Marked by lighthearted unconcern or indifference; carefree; nonchalant.

Example sentence:
With one of the best fastballs in the league combined with a wicked changeup, Lester roweled the opposing line-up for his second career no-hitter.

Etymology: If you've seen Western movies, you've seen rowels. The noun "rowel" names the circular, point-covered disk on the end of a spur that is used to urge powerful steeds to maximum speeds. But cowboys didn't invent rowels; knights in shining armor were sporting them even before the 12th century. English speakers of yore picked up the noun "rowel" from the Anglo-French "roele," meaning "small wheel" ("roele" is also an ancestor of the word "roulette"). By the end of the 1500s, "rowel" was also being used as a verb for any process of prodding or goading that was as irritating as being poked in the side with a rowel.

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....


Review Threads:

Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate

WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!


TOPICS: Word For The Day
KEYWORDS: goodtimes
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

LOL!! It was not me!


61 posted on 10/05/2006 8:53:45 AM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: MortMan; MoochPooch
Scooby Doo uses a rowel after a bath!

Mooch should know about that.
62 posted on 10/05/2006 8:54:12 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

I'll get right on that, as soon as I assemble the squad of crack researchers.

All right, team! Let's rowel!


63 posted on 10/05/2006 8:57:16 AM PDT by Xenalyte (Viva EspaƱa!)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE; secret garden
Garrison Keillor rowels Texans
64 posted on 10/05/2006 9:05:38 AM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
i heard about this bomb scare which closed a VA school dist this AM but just now read which school district it was. this is NOT an urban school, it is out in farm country outside of DC. it's where we got the first xspup, Darby!
65 posted on 10/05/2006 9:15:49 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

That is scary......


66 posted on 10/05/2006 9:18:03 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Irrelevant or not, I love college football!)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE; Toby06; bwteim; AFPhys; CholeraJoe; tioga; Gabz; Slip18; Cyber Liberty

Too late! I'm already making inquiries! Expect your bills to begin escalating by the Holidays.


67 posted on 10/05/2006 9:19:56 AM PDT by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; xsmommy

Not only is it scary...........but it'[s also not the first. The same thing happened in a different district yesterday. I heard it on the radio when I was taking the girls to school.........one of the air people commented about the timing.......interim report cards and midterms are right about now.

In fact interim report cards come home in this district today.


68 posted on 10/05/2006 9:28:25 AM PDT by Gabz (Taxaholism, the disease you elect to have (TY xcamel))
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

LOL!


69 posted on 10/05/2006 9:30:23 AM PDT by bwteim (bwteim = Begin With The End In Mind --- Support the Cause: Donate Today)
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To: Gabz

what do the interim report cards have to do with it? a disgruntled kid calling it as a prank to avoid getting a bad grade?


70 posted on 10/05/2006 9:32:11 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

The implication that I got from the comment, was kids doing it to avoid exams, because of it happening 2 days in a row. It was pretty much said tongue in cheek, IMO........but it was as good a reason as any, I guess.


71 posted on 10/05/2006 9:44:56 AM PDT by Gabz (Taxaholism, the disease you elect to have (TY xcamel))
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To: bentfeather

He's a crazy Dane who besmirches my ancestry. He is what passes for humor in the liberal mindset along with goofballs like Al Franken. If they were Republicans, they'd be called mean-spirited and hateful, which they truly are. A+ for you! And I love Dallas.


72 posted on 10/05/2006 9:52:39 AM PDT by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: Xenalyte

Crack what? A+ for Xena, because she always cracks me up.


73 posted on 10/05/2006 9:53:46 AM PDT by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: theDentist; Gabz; Xenalyte; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; tioga; VRWCmember; Argh; bwteim
Too late! I'm already making inquiries! Expect your bills to begin escalating by the Holidays.

"I" do not mind the idea of my bills increasing btweim now and the hollowdays.

(Though I should, perhaps, duck that question.... less the goose get his dander up.)

"I" however, am vastly afraid of how far open my jaw will need to open to make those hollowdaze appear after the tool is inserted.

(Loud burrrrrring sound as very large rotary-powered-tools starts up down the hallway. Xena perks up, appears somewhat distracted as she wiggles in her seat.)

(Xsmommy tells her to wait her tongue. Er, term. No, turn.)

Whyisatexasgirlsquirminginherseatonhermarine?

74 posted on 10/05/2006 9:54:03 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: secret garden; MoochPooch
i caught moochypoochy on the BEEDOG THREAD, i am thinking there might be a BEE SUIT in moochy's closet... ; )
75 posted on 10/05/2006 11:16:15 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
beedog thread as opposed to beedog website!
76 posted on 10/05/2006 11:17:17 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

Glad my website got a quick response! Hate to rowel you, but no bee costumes in my closet.


77 posted on 10/05/2006 11:18:27 AM PDT by MoochPooch (I'm a compassionate cynic.)
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To: MoochPooch

i happen to think bee suits are adorable and i love that site! i am def going to show it to xsbrownie when i get home!


78 posted on 10/05/2006 11:20:36 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: MoochPooch

not loosh, but might be a cavalier cousin!

79 posted on 10/05/2006 11:21:51 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

CUTE!

What are you waiting for? Send it to BEEDOGS!


80 posted on 10/05/2006 11:23:14 AM PDT by MoochPooch (I'm a compassionate cynic.)
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