troll [2] 1. combined with troll [1] 7. On 4/25/07, Vasile Surducan wrote: > On 4/24/07, wouter van ooijen wrote: > > > Government is always less efficient at spending money, than > > > the private sector. > > > > To all other list members: please do not feed the trolls. > > Please point to the sense of the sentece above hitting the number below: > > troll [1] (trohl) v. n. > v.t. > 1. to sing or utter in a full, rolling voice. > 2. to sing in the manner of a round or catch. > 3. to fish in (a body of water) by trailing > a line behind a slow-moving boat. > 4. to cause to turn round and round; roll. > v.i. > 5. to sing with a full, rolling voice; give > forth full, rolling tones. > 6. to be uttered or sounded in such tones. > 7. to fish by trolling. > 8. to roll; turn round and round. > 9. to move nimbly, as the tongue in speaking. > n. > 10. a song whose parts are sung in succession; > a round. > 11. the act of trolling. > 12. the lure or hook, with or without the > attached line, used in trolling. > [1350-1400; ME: to roll, stroll; cf. MF troller to > run here and there, MHG trollen to walk or run > with short steps] > Derived words > --troll'er, n. > > troll [2] (trohl) n. > 1. (in Scandinavian folklore) any of a race > of supernatural beings, usu. hostile to > humans, who live underground or in caves. > [1610-20; < ON troll demon] > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- Martin Klingensmith -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist