Dodi Schultz
August 23rd, 2012, 04:51 PM
Dick Weltz is our next dealer; his terminal ornament (#9) attracted six
votes. Tim Lodge, with an unnatural total of five, managed to avoid my
handing the dealership right back to him.
The real definition was #7, per thefreedictionary.com; the word, the dealer
discovered much to her chagrin and confusion, has a number of definitions,
depending on which reputable dictionary you choose to believe (and in some
instances, which definition you pick). The dealer made certain arbitrary
decisions here. Next time, this dealer will check all extant dictionaries
before settling on a word. I hope the foregoing will cover any questions
that may come to inquiring minds.
Quite enough about that. Full details below.
Over to you, Dick!
—Dodi
1. a Scottish copper coin of the value of one half of a bawbee, or one
sixth of an English penny; the smallest coin; hence the phrase: not
to care a perron.
Submitter: Morgan / Votes: 8 & 18 / 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Madnick; Cunningham; Barrs
2. the immature pome (prior to the complete fusion of the carpals) of
certain fruit-bearing trees of the family _Rosaceae_.
Submitter: Shefler / Votes: 10 & 14 / 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Weltz; Grieco
3. an ancient game from South America, quite similar to outdoor games
boules, petanque, bocce bowling, and croquet.
Submitter: Hale / Votes: 4 & 13 / 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Grieco; Crom
4. _Chiefly Southwestern US_ a flat arid valley surrounded by mountains
and draining into a shallow central lake.
Submitter: Carson / Vote: N/V / 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Hale
5. in Greek cuisine, a baked fish recipe, usually with oregano, red
pepper, olive oil, onion and feta cheese.
Submitter: Dixon / Votes: 14 & 18 / 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
6. metal armor used with chain mail for added protection of the neck and
upper chest.
Submitter: Mallach / Votes: 9 & 17 / 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Cunningham; Crom
7. an external flight of steps, esp. one at the front entrance to a
building.
Submitter: Dictionary / Vote: N/A / D2
Voted for by: Lodge; Kornelis
8. _Zool._ the plate over the entrance to a shell; the gill-cover of
fishes.
Submitter: Hart / Votes: 9 & 20 / 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Morgan; Keating
9. an ornamental terminating part, as on a post or piece of furniture.
Submitter: Weltz / Votes: 2 & 11 / 0 + 6 = 6
Voted for by: Mallach; Hart; Bourne; Emery; Lodge; Stevens
10. a large (45-50 kg) Andalusian dog bred to guard flocks of sheep.
Submitter: Graham / Vote: N/V / 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Shefler; Abell
11. a marble or iron slab on which molten glass is rolled.
Submitter: Madnick / Votes: 1 & 20 / 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Weltz; Keating; Stevens
12. a rock used as a hammer stone in flint-knapping.
Submitter: Bourne / Votes: 9 & 16 / 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Emery
13. [Sp.] a pilot fish commonly found near sharks.
Submitter: Emery / Votes: 9 & 12 / 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Hale
14. a small sour cherry grown in the Pyrenees.
Submitter: Cunningham / Votes: 1 & 6 / 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Shefler; Dixon; Barrs
15. a smoky fire to drive away insects.
Submitter: Widdis / Votes: 16 & 20 / 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
16. a breed of heavy draught horse.
Submitter: Lodge / Votes: *7* & 9 / 2 + 3 = 5
Voted for by: Bourne; Widdis; Abell
17. a roundel attached to a lance.
Submitter: Savage / Vote: N/V / 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Mallach
18. a railway platform.
Submitter: Keating / Votes: 8 & 11 / 0 + 3 = 3
Submitter: Kornelis / Votes: *7* & [18] / 2 + 2 = 4
Voted for by: Morgan; Dixon; Kornelis
19. a harvest festival.
Submitter: Stevens / Votes: 9 & 11 / 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
20. a tufted egret.
Submitter: Grieco / Votes: 2 & 3 / 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Hart; Madnick; Widdis
No def: Abell / Votes: 10 & 16 / 0 + 0 = 0
No def: Crom / Votes: 3 & 6 / 0 + 0 = 0
No def: Barrs / Votes: 1 & 14 / 0 + 0 = 0
************************************************** *****
Player Def# Voted for Points
------------------------------ ---- ----------- ---------------
Abell ........................ 10 & 16 0 + 0 = 0
Barrs ........................ 1 & 14 0 + 0 = 0
Bourne ....................... 12 9 & 16 0 + 1 = 1
Carson ....................... 4 N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Crom ......................... 3 & 6 0 + 0 = 0
Cunningham ................... 14 1 & 6 0 + 3 = 3
Dictionary ................... 7 N/A D2
Dixon ........................ 5 14 & 18 0 + 0 = 0
Emery ........................ 13 9 & 12 0 + 1 = 1
Graham ....................... 10 N/V 0 + 2 = 2
Grieco ....................... 20 2 & 3 0 + 3 = 3
Hale ......................... 3 4 & 13 0 + 2 = 2
Hart ......................... 8 9 & 20 0 + 2 = 2
Keating ...................... 18 8 & 11 0 + 3 = 3
Kornelis ..................... 18 *7* & [18] 2 + 2 = 4
Lodge ........................ 16 *7* & 9 2 + 3 = 5
Madnick ...................... 11 1 & 20 0 + 3 = 3
Mallach ...................... 6 9 & 17 0 + 2 = 2
Morgan ....................... 1 8 & 18 0 + 3 = 3
Savage ....................... 17 N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Shefler ...................... 2 10 & 14 0 + 2 = 2
Stevens ...................... 19 9 & 11 0 + 0 = 0
Weltz ........................ 9 2 & 11 0 + 6 = 6
Widdis ....................... 15 16 & 20 0 + 0 = 0
votes. Tim Lodge, with an unnatural total of five, managed to avoid my
handing the dealership right back to him.
The real definition was #7, per thefreedictionary.com; the word, the dealer
discovered much to her chagrin and confusion, has a number of definitions,
depending on which reputable dictionary you choose to believe (and in some
instances, which definition you pick). The dealer made certain arbitrary
decisions here. Next time, this dealer will check all extant dictionaries
before settling on a word. I hope the foregoing will cover any questions
that may come to inquiring minds.
Quite enough about that. Full details below.
Over to you, Dick!
—Dodi
1. a Scottish copper coin of the value of one half of a bawbee, or one
sixth of an English penny; the smallest coin; hence the phrase: not
to care a perron.
Submitter: Morgan / Votes: 8 & 18 / 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Madnick; Cunningham; Barrs
2. the immature pome (prior to the complete fusion of the carpals) of
certain fruit-bearing trees of the family _Rosaceae_.
Submitter: Shefler / Votes: 10 & 14 / 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Weltz; Grieco
3. an ancient game from South America, quite similar to outdoor games
boules, petanque, bocce bowling, and croquet.
Submitter: Hale / Votes: 4 & 13 / 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Grieco; Crom
4. _Chiefly Southwestern US_ a flat arid valley surrounded by mountains
and draining into a shallow central lake.
Submitter: Carson / Vote: N/V / 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Hale
5. in Greek cuisine, a baked fish recipe, usually with oregano, red
pepper, olive oil, onion and feta cheese.
Submitter: Dixon / Votes: 14 & 18 / 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
6. metal armor used with chain mail for added protection of the neck and
upper chest.
Submitter: Mallach / Votes: 9 & 17 / 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Cunningham; Crom
7. an external flight of steps, esp. one at the front entrance to a
building.
Submitter: Dictionary / Vote: N/A / D2
Voted for by: Lodge; Kornelis
8. _Zool._ the plate over the entrance to a shell; the gill-cover of
fishes.
Submitter: Hart / Votes: 9 & 20 / 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Morgan; Keating
9. an ornamental terminating part, as on a post or piece of furniture.
Submitter: Weltz / Votes: 2 & 11 / 0 + 6 = 6
Voted for by: Mallach; Hart; Bourne; Emery; Lodge; Stevens
10. a large (45-50 kg) Andalusian dog bred to guard flocks of sheep.
Submitter: Graham / Vote: N/V / 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Shefler; Abell
11. a marble or iron slab on which molten glass is rolled.
Submitter: Madnick / Votes: 1 & 20 / 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Weltz; Keating; Stevens
12. a rock used as a hammer stone in flint-knapping.
Submitter: Bourne / Votes: 9 & 16 / 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Emery
13. [Sp.] a pilot fish commonly found near sharks.
Submitter: Emery / Votes: 9 & 12 / 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Hale
14. a small sour cherry grown in the Pyrenees.
Submitter: Cunningham / Votes: 1 & 6 / 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Shefler; Dixon; Barrs
15. a smoky fire to drive away insects.
Submitter: Widdis / Votes: 16 & 20 / 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
16. a breed of heavy draught horse.
Submitter: Lodge / Votes: *7* & 9 / 2 + 3 = 5
Voted for by: Bourne; Widdis; Abell
17. a roundel attached to a lance.
Submitter: Savage / Vote: N/V / 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Mallach
18. a railway platform.
Submitter: Keating / Votes: 8 & 11 / 0 + 3 = 3
Submitter: Kornelis / Votes: *7* & [18] / 2 + 2 = 4
Voted for by: Morgan; Dixon; Kornelis
19. a harvest festival.
Submitter: Stevens / Votes: 9 & 11 / 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
20. a tufted egret.
Submitter: Grieco / Votes: 2 & 3 / 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Hart; Madnick; Widdis
No def: Abell / Votes: 10 & 16 / 0 + 0 = 0
No def: Crom / Votes: 3 & 6 / 0 + 0 = 0
No def: Barrs / Votes: 1 & 14 / 0 + 0 = 0
************************************************** *****
Player Def# Voted for Points
------------------------------ ---- ----------- ---------------
Abell ........................ 10 & 16 0 + 0 = 0
Barrs ........................ 1 & 14 0 + 0 = 0
Bourne ....................... 12 9 & 16 0 + 1 = 1
Carson ....................... 4 N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Crom ......................... 3 & 6 0 + 0 = 0
Cunningham ................... 14 1 & 6 0 + 3 = 3
Dictionary ................... 7 N/A D2
Dixon ........................ 5 14 & 18 0 + 0 = 0
Emery ........................ 13 9 & 12 0 + 1 = 1
Graham ....................... 10 N/V 0 + 2 = 2
Grieco ....................... 20 2 & 3 0 + 3 = 3
Hale ......................... 3 4 & 13 0 + 2 = 2
Hart ......................... 8 9 & 20 0 + 2 = 2
Keating ...................... 18 8 & 11 0 + 3 = 3
Kornelis ..................... 18 *7* & [18] 2 + 2 = 4
Lodge ........................ 16 *7* & 9 2 + 3 = 5
Madnick ...................... 11 1 & 20 0 + 3 = 3
Mallach ...................... 6 9 & 17 0 + 2 = 2
Morgan ....................... 1 8 & 18 0 + 3 = 3
Savage ....................... 17 N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Shefler ...................... 2 10 & 14 0 + 2 = 2
Stevens ...................... 19 9 & 11 0 + 0 = 0
Weltz ........................ 9 2 & 11 0 + 6 = 6
Widdis ....................... 15 16 & 20 0 + 0 = 0