[Dixonary] Rnd 2334 CURMUR Results

[John Barrs]

This was a interesting round...until the last couple of votes it was a
3-way tie but Dodi's figureless def picked up and she is our next dealeer
with 7 natural points with Dick being the real winner with 6 points, Tony
had 5. Millie spoiled my D0 by voting for the purring cat which was from
the OED

Millie's own definition, #2 as she pointed out has the interesting use of
both upwards and upward in the one sentence .It also came from the OED -
sursumvergence - apparently (according to various word gurus) editorially
your side of the pond tends to prefer upward without the s and our side
generally uses the s; but both are fully acceptable for adverbial use on
both sides of the pond

Over to you Dodi

1: a coarse grass in Western North America falsely believed to be a mild
poison for years, due to the sharpness of its blades, and the mouth
bleeding that sometimes resulted when livestock consumed it
Voted for by: Mike Shefler
FROM Keith Hale who voted 13 and 23, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

2: the simultaneous movement of one eye upwards and the other downwards,
classified as left or right according to which eye moves upward
Voted for by: Hugo Kornelis
FROM Millie Morgan who voted 11 and *15*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*

3: a tool, consisting of a handle with a bent, iron rod, used for
finishing the mortar surface between layers of bricks
Voted for by: Guerri Stevens, Dan Widdis, Chuck Emery, Judy Madnick
FROM Gary Mason who didn't vote, and scores 4 + 0 = 4

4: traditional Mongolian hat for men having an upturned brim on all four
sides and a brocaded, pointed top
Voted for by: Efrem Mallach
FROM Steve Dixon who voted 8 and 11, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

5: the powdered rhizome of the turmeric plant [Curcuma domestica] , used
as a condiment and a yellow dye
Voted for by: Jim Hart, Hugo Kornelis, Dave Cunningham, Tony Abell, Steve
Graham, Scott Crom
FROM Dick Weltz who voted 8 and 11, and scores 6 + 0 = 6

6: any of several vegetables of the umbelliferae family which includes
carrots, parsnips and celeriac
Voted for by nobody
FROM Jim Hart who voted 5 and 16, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

7: unit of weight equivalent to approximately 700g/1.5 lb., used in Turkey
during the Ottoman period
Voted for by nobody
FROM Efrem Mallach who voted 4 and 11, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

8: a metal tool used by potters in shaping intricate decorative detail on
vases, etc. _see figure._
Voted for by: Dave Cunningham, Dick Weltz, Dan Widdis, Chuck Emery, Tony
Abell, Steve Dixon, Judy Madnick
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 10 and 16, and scores 7 + 0 = 7

9: a male singer whose performance of song lyrics is especially expressive
Voted for by nobody
FROM Chris Carson who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

10: the chief police officer of a large city. [East Indies]
Voted for by: Dodi Schultz
FROM Dan Widdis who voted 3 and 8, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

11: a kind of carpet from the Cappadocia region of Turkey
Voted for by: Efrem Mallach, Dick Weltz, Steve Dixon, Steve Graham, Millie
Morgan
FROM Tony Abell who voted 5 and 8, and scores 5 + 0 = 5

12: a mathematical technique for smoothing a jagged curve
Voted for by: Guerri Stevens
FROM Mike Shefler who voted 1 and 23, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

13: [derog] a group of worhtless people; trash; riffraff
Voted for by: Keith Hale
FROM Hugo Kornelis who voted 2 and 5, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

14: a sea bird of the Indian Ocean and Australia
Voted for by nobody
FROM Chuck Emery who voted 3 and 8, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

15: To make a low murmuring or purring sound
Voted for by: Millie Morgan
FROM OED 1989 - online 2011 which can't vote, and scores D1

16: sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling
Voted for by: Jim Hart, Dodi Schultz
FROM Judy Madnick who voted 3 and 8, and scores 2 + 0 = 2

17: Ulster Scots. drunk [OIr coirm ale]
Voted for by nobody
FROM Paul Keating who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

18: a small member of the rodent family
Voted for by nobody
FROM Toni Savage who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

19: an earthen wall retaining a moat
Voted for by nobody
FROM Tim Bourne who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

20: reincarnation as a lower form
Voted for by nobody
FROM Matthew Grieco who voted 22 and 23, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

21: [obs] an ill-tempered child
Voted for by: Scott Crom
FROM Steve Graham who voted 5 and 11, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

22: a bad investment
Voted for by: Matthew Grieco
FROM Guerri Stevens who voted 3 and 12, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

23: [Welsh] slag
Voted for by: Keith Hale, Mike Shefler, Matthew Grieco
FROM Dave Cunningham who voted 5 and 8, and scores 3 + 0 = 3

No def
FROM Scott Crom who voted 5 and 21, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

[Dodi Schultz]

On 9/6/2012 6:49 PM, John Barrs wrote:
> This was a interesting round...until the last couple of votes it was a
> 3-way tie but Dodi's figureless def picked up and she is our next dealer
> . . .

Congratulations—to Dick as the real winner and to Johnny for a near-D0; it
was a great word. That "see fig" in my def, which seemed to persuade
several players that it might be authentic, was because I had in my head
this image of what might be a potter's tool and couldn't think of a way to
describe it succinctly. "See fig." was a copout.

It just goes to show you. I'm not sure what, but . . .

Anyway, a new word will be announced later this evening.

—Dodi

[Chris Carson]

Well, I completely misread the deadline, I guess. I could have sworn 7 Sep was tomorrow. But it did seem an overlong deadline. Maybe I missed the correction. Oh well, no harm done.

Chris
Tardy in Teaneck


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On Sep 6, 2012, at 6:49 PM, John Barrs <johnnybarrs (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

> This was a interesting round...until the last couple of votes it was a 3-way tie but Dodi's figureless def picked up and she is our next dealeer with 7 natural points with Dick being the real winner with 6 points, Tony had 5. Millie spoiled my D0 by voting for the purring cat which was from the OED
>
> Millie's own definition, #2 as she pointed out has the interesting use of both upwards and upward in the one sentence .It also came from the OED - sursumvergence - apparently (according to various word gurus) editorially your side of the pond tends to prefer upward without the s and our side generally uses the s; but both are fully acceptable for adverbial use on both sides of the pond
>
> Over to you Dodi
>
> 1: a coarse grass in Western North America falsely believed to be a mild poison for years, due to the sharpness of its blades, and the mouth bleeding that sometimes resulted when livestock consumed it
> Voted for by: Mike Shefler
> FROM Keith Hale who voted 13 and 23, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
>
> 2: the simultaneous movement of one eye upwards and the other downwards, classified as left or right according to which eye moves upward
> Voted for by: Hugo Kornelis
> FROM Millie Morgan who voted 11 and *15*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
>
> 3: a tool, consisting of a handle with a bent, iron rod, used for finishing the mortar surface between layers of bricks
> Voted for by: Guerri Stevens, Dan Widdis, Chuck Emery, Judy Madnick
> FROM Gary Mason who didn't vote, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
>
> 4: traditional Mongolian hat for men having an upturned brim on all four sides and a brocaded, pointed top
> Voted for by: Efrem Mallach
> FROM Steve Dixon who voted 8 and 11, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
>
> 5: the powdered rhizome of the turmeric plant [Curcuma domestica] , used as a condiment and a yellow dye
> Voted for by: Jim Hart, Hugo Kornelis, Dave Cunningham, Tony Abell, Steve Graham, Scott Crom
> FROM Dick Weltz who voted 8 and 11, and scores 6 + 0 = 6
>
> 6: any of several vegetables of the umbelliferae family which includes carrots, parsnips and celeriac
> Voted for by nobody
> FROM Jim Hart who voted 5 and 16, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
>
> 7: unit of weight equivalent to approximately 700g/1.5 lb., used in Turkey during the Ottoman period
> Voted for by nobody
> FROM Efrem Mallach who voted 4 and 11, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
>
> 8: a metal tool used by potters in shaping intricate decorative detail on vases, etc. _see figure._
> Voted for by: Dave Cunningham, Dick Weltz, Dan Widdis, Chuck Emery, Tony Abell, Steve Dixon, Judy Madnick
> FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 10 and 16, and scores 7 + 0 = 7
>
> 9: a male singer whose performance of song lyrics is especially expressive
> Voted for by nobody
> FROM Chris Carson who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
>
> 10: the chief police officer of a large city. [East Indies]
> Voted for by: Dodi Schultz
> FROM Dan Widdis who voted 3 and 8, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
>
> 11: a kind of carpet from the Cappadocia region of Turkey
> Voted for by: Efrem Mallach, Dick Weltz, Steve Dixon, Steve Graham, Millie Morgan
> FROM Tony Abell who voted 5 and 8, and scores 5 + 0 = 5
>
> 12: a mathematical technique for smoothing a jagged curve
> Voted for by: Guerri Stevens
> FROM Mike Shefler who voted 1 and 23, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
>
> 13: [derog] a group of worhtless people; trash; riffraff
> Voted for by: Keith Hale
> FROM Hugo Kornelis who voted 2 and 5, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
>
> 14: a sea bird of the Indian Ocean and Australia
> Voted for by nobody
> FROM Chuck Emery who voted 3 and 8, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
>
> 15: To make a low murmuring or purring sound
> Voted for by: Millie Morgan
> FROM OED 1989 - online 2011 which can't vote, and scores D1
>
> 16: sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling
> Voted for by: Jim Hart, Dodi Schultz
> FROM Judy Madnick who voted 3 and 8, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
>
> 17: Ulster Scots. drunk [OIr coirm ale]
> Voted for by nobody
> FROM Paul Keating who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
>
> 18: a small member of the rodent family
> Voted for by nobody
> FROM Toni Savage who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
>
> 19: an earthen wall retaining a moat
> Voted for by nobody
> FROM Tim Bourne who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
>
> 20: reincarnation as a lower form
> Voted for by nobody
> FROM Matthew Grieco who voted 22 and 23, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
>
> 21: [obs] an ill-tempered child
> Voted for by: Scott Crom
> FROM Steve Graham who voted 5 and 11, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
>
> 22: a bad investment
> Voted for by: Matthew Grieco
> FROM Guerri Stevens who voted 3 and 12, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
>
> 23: [Welsh] slag
> Voted for by: Keith Hale, Mike Shefler, Matthew Grieco
> FROM Dave Cunningham who voted 5 and 8, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
>
> No def
> FROM Scott Crom who voted 5 and 21, and scores 0 + 0 = 0