John Barrs
September 23rd, 2012, 02:45 PM
My appologies for a delay in posting the results
OYSTERLOIT is an interesting word, it is the plant bistort but the plant
was reputed to have aphrodisiac qualities which is why it became associated
with oysters
This was an even round with every submission getting one vote (the OED #8
received 2) 3 people with 3 and 5 people scored 4 points - Efrem Mallach,
Millie Morgan, Dick Weltz, Matthew Grieco, Steve Dixon each scored 4
I think Steve is ahead in the 4 round rolling scores so he becomes the next
dealer and the other 4 can breathe a sigh of relief as they are the real
winners - or am I misreading the table?
JohnnyB
1. a shroud...
Voted for by Lodge, Morgan, Abell [From Guerri Stevens who voted for 9 and
14] and scores [3 + 0] = 3
2. a kind of pigtail...
Voted for by Schultz, Abell, Crom [From Toni Savage who voted for 3 and 9]
and scores [3 + 0] = 3
3. the spat of an oyster...
Voted for by Savage [From Dave Cunningham who voted for 8* and 17] and
scores [1 + 2] = 3*
4. [Brit. Sl.] a cheap one-room flat...
Voted for by Madnick, Grieco [From Mike Shefler who voted for 17 and 18]
and scores [2 + 0] = 2
5. having very fragile or hollow bones...
Voted for by Crom [From Keith Hale who voted for 9 and 17] and scores [1 +
0] = 1
6. a kind of fertilizer using ground shells...
Voted for by Mallach [From Tony Abell who voted for 1 and 2] and scores [1
+ 0] = 1
7. a small mollusk native to the Caspian Sea...
Voted for by Bourne [From Steve Graham who voted for 17 and 18] and scores
[1 + 0] = 1
8. [obs] the plant bistort, _Persicaria bistorta_...
Voted for by Cunningham, Mallach [From OED_Online 2012] scores [2 + 0] = D2
9. a bailiff of the Norman court of common pleas...
Voted for by Stevens, Hale, Savage, Schultz [From Matthew Grieco who voted
for 4 and 12] and scores [4 + 0] = 4
10. marble or iron slab on which molten glass is rolled...
Voted for by Widdis [From Judy Madnick who voted for 4 and 14] and scores
[1 + 0] = 1
11. a small candle in a shell-shaped holder that floats on water...
Voted for by Widdis [From Tim Bourne who voted for 7 and 16] and scores [1
+ 0] = 1
12. a small safe or lockable box in which valuable items may be kept...
Voted for by Dixon, Grieco [From Tim Lodge who voted for 1 and 18] and
scores [2 + 0] = 2
13. ground oyster shells, used by gardeners to repel snails and slugs...
Voted for by Weltz [From Chuck Emery who voted for 14 and 15] and scores [1
+ 0] = 1
14. a pouch, or purse, suspended from a belt and hanging down the trouser
leg...
Voted for by Stevens, Madnick, Morgan, Emery [From Steve Dixon who voted
for 12 and 15] and scores [4 + 0] = 4
15. a grey-blue shore bird, about 11" long, found in the northern British
Isles...
Voted for by Dixon, Emery [From Efrem Mallach who voted for 6 and 8*] and
scores [2 + 2] = 4*
16. a traditional open-weave kind of pattern incorporating shell motifs,
used esp. for fine linens...
Voted for by Bourne [From Dodi Schultz who voted for 2 and 9] and scores [1
+ 0] = 1
17. [Welsh dial.] the easternmost of signal lights providing navigational
aids for a harbor entrance...
Voted for by Cunningham, Shefler, Hale, Graham [From Dick Weltz who voted
for 13 and 18] and scores [4 + 0] = 4
18. the prominence at the posterior extremity of a bird's body, which
supports the feathers of the tail; the rump...
Voted for by Lodge, Shefler, Graham, Weltz [From Millie Morgan who voted
for 1 and 14] and scores [4 + 0] = 4
##. -- No Def Submitted --...
[From Dan Widdis who voted for 10 and 11] and scores [0 + 0] = 0
##. -- No Def Submitted --...
[From Scott Crom who voted for 2 and 5] and scores [0 + 0] = 0
OYSTERLOIT is an interesting word, it is the plant bistort but the plant
was reputed to have aphrodisiac qualities which is why it became associated
with oysters
This was an even round with every submission getting one vote (the OED #8
received 2) 3 people with 3 and 5 people scored 4 points - Efrem Mallach,
Millie Morgan, Dick Weltz, Matthew Grieco, Steve Dixon each scored 4
I think Steve is ahead in the 4 round rolling scores so he becomes the next
dealer and the other 4 can breathe a sigh of relief as they are the real
winners - or am I misreading the table?
JohnnyB
1. a shroud...
Voted for by Lodge, Morgan, Abell [From Guerri Stevens who voted for 9 and
14] and scores [3 + 0] = 3
2. a kind of pigtail...
Voted for by Schultz, Abell, Crom [From Toni Savage who voted for 3 and 9]
and scores [3 + 0] = 3
3. the spat of an oyster...
Voted for by Savage [From Dave Cunningham who voted for 8* and 17] and
scores [1 + 2] = 3*
4. [Brit. Sl.] a cheap one-room flat...
Voted for by Madnick, Grieco [From Mike Shefler who voted for 17 and 18]
and scores [2 + 0] = 2
5. having very fragile or hollow bones...
Voted for by Crom [From Keith Hale who voted for 9 and 17] and scores [1 +
0] = 1
6. a kind of fertilizer using ground shells...
Voted for by Mallach [From Tony Abell who voted for 1 and 2] and scores [1
+ 0] = 1
7. a small mollusk native to the Caspian Sea...
Voted for by Bourne [From Steve Graham who voted for 17 and 18] and scores
[1 + 0] = 1
8. [obs] the plant bistort, _Persicaria bistorta_...
Voted for by Cunningham, Mallach [From OED_Online 2012] scores [2 + 0] = D2
9. a bailiff of the Norman court of common pleas...
Voted for by Stevens, Hale, Savage, Schultz [From Matthew Grieco who voted
for 4 and 12] and scores [4 + 0] = 4
10. marble or iron slab on which molten glass is rolled...
Voted for by Widdis [From Judy Madnick who voted for 4 and 14] and scores
[1 + 0] = 1
11. a small candle in a shell-shaped holder that floats on water...
Voted for by Widdis [From Tim Bourne who voted for 7 and 16] and scores [1
+ 0] = 1
12. a small safe or lockable box in which valuable items may be kept...
Voted for by Dixon, Grieco [From Tim Lodge who voted for 1 and 18] and
scores [2 + 0] = 2
13. ground oyster shells, used by gardeners to repel snails and slugs...
Voted for by Weltz [From Chuck Emery who voted for 14 and 15] and scores [1
+ 0] = 1
14. a pouch, or purse, suspended from a belt and hanging down the trouser
leg...
Voted for by Stevens, Madnick, Morgan, Emery [From Steve Dixon who voted
for 12 and 15] and scores [4 + 0] = 4
15. a grey-blue shore bird, about 11" long, found in the northern British
Isles...
Voted for by Dixon, Emery [From Efrem Mallach who voted for 6 and 8*] and
scores [2 + 2] = 4*
16. a traditional open-weave kind of pattern incorporating shell motifs,
used esp. for fine linens...
Voted for by Bourne [From Dodi Schultz who voted for 2 and 9] and scores [1
+ 0] = 1
17. [Welsh dial.] the easternmost of signal lights providing navigational
aids for a harbor entrance...
Voted for by Cunningham, Shefler, Hale, Graham [From Dick Weltz who voted
for 13 and 18] and scores [4 + 0] = 4
18. the prominence at the posterior extremity of a bird's body, which
supports the feathers of the tail; the rump...
Voted for by Lodge, Shefler, Graham, Weltz [From Millie Morgan who voted
for 1 and 14] and scores [4 + 0] = 4
##. -- No Def Submitted --...
[From Dan Widdis who voted for 10 and 11] and scores [0 + 0] = 0
##. -- No Def Submitted --...
[From Scott Crom who voted for 2 and 5] and scores [0 + 0] = 0