Daniel Widdis
October 4th, 2012, 08:13 AM
In his vote message, John Barrs commented, "Now that is interesting; that
no-one thought it might be a verb." In fact, SCROOP, a combination of
"scrape" and "whoop" which is apparently imitative of those sounds, can be
either a noun or a verb. I had originally chosen one of the verb
definitions, "To emit a harsh, grating sound," but when all the decoys
arrived as nouns I figured it would stand out like a sore thumb and switched
to a dictionary offering a noun instead, "The crisp rustle of silk or a
similar fabric." Not sure whether it helped or not; I still got a D3.
In round 2342, 3 players earned top spot with 5 points: they were Chris
Carson, Tim Lodge and Mike Shefler. By virtue of his lead in the rolling
scores, Tim Lodge's definition "The liquid used in the liming stage of the
leather tanning process; also called _milk of lime_" earned its author the
deal, and the others can heave a sigh of relief that their defs did not earn
one more vote.
1. A modicum. Votes from: Crom, Grieco, Hart, Schultz and Weltz
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 5.
2. [Rare] A raven. Votes from: Hale, Hart and Lodge
Submitted by: Shefler, who scores 3 + 2, total 5.
3. Share of profits or royalties. Vote from: Stevens
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 1.
4. Cotton batting used in upholstery. Votes from: Dixon, Grieco and
Mallach
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 3.
5. The crisp rustle of silk or a similar fabric. Votes from: Barrs,
Schultz and Shefler Real definition from
Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
6. A friction match containing little or no sulphur. No votes
Submitted by: Morgan.
7. Unsuitable, usually referring to a marriage partner. No votes
Submitted by: Stevens.
8. Obsolete name for a male actor playing a female role. Votes from:
Crom and Stevens
Submitted by: Hale, who scores natural 2.
9. [naut.] Debris accumulated in the scuppers of a sailing
boat. Votes from: Carson and Hale
Submitted by: Weltz, who scores natural 2.
10. Bacterial film that develops on the surface of water in
a cooling tower. Votes from: Bourne, Madnick and Weltz
Submitted by: Dixon, who scores natural 3.
11. The thick mucus secreted by the parapodal glands of
terrestrial mollusks. No votes
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.
12. [Obs.] New Orleans 19th Century restaurant jargon for "shellfish of the
day." Vote from: Carson
Submitted by: Graham, who scores natural 1.
13. Small pieces of stone chipped off a large block in
shaping it for use in construction. Vote from: Morgan
Submitted by: Mallach, who scores natural 1.
14. A milder form of the bubonic plague that affected much
of Europe in the fourteenth century. No votes
Submitted by: Bourne.
15. The liquid used in the liming stage of the leather
tanning process; also called _milk of lime_. Votes from: Barrs,
Dixon, Graham, Madnick and Mallach
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 5.
16. A highly contagious ectoparasitic disease of sheep due
to infestation with _Psoroptes ovis_ mites. Votes from: Bourne,
Graham, Lodge and Shefler
Submitted by: Hart, who scores natural 4.
17. [or _scruple_] 1. In Chaldean chronology, the 1/1080
part of an hour; a division of time used by the Jews,
Arabs, &c.. 2. Scruple of half duration, an arc of the
moon's orbit, which the moon's center describes from the
beginning of an eclipse to the middle. Vote from: Morgan
Submitted by: Barrs, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Lodge 15 2 & 16 5 5
Carson 1 9 & 12 5 5
Shefler 2 *5* & 16 3 2 5
Hart 16 1 & 2 4 4
Dixon 10 4 & 15 3 3
Abell 4 N/V 3 3
Barrs 17 *5* & 15 1 2 3
Hale 8 2 & 9 2 2
Weltz 9 1 & 10 2 2
Schultz 11 1 & *5* 0 2 2
Madnick 3 10 & 15 1 1
Mallach 13 4 & 15 1 1
Graham 12 15 & 16 1 1
Morgan 6 13 & 17 0 0
Stevens 7 3 & 8 0 0
Bourne 14 10 & 16 0 0
Crom 1 & 8 0 0
Grieco 1 & 4 0 0
no-one thought it might be a verb." In fact, SCROOP, a combination of
"scrape" and "whoop" which is apparently imitative of those sounds, can be
either a noun or a verb. I had originally chosen one of the verb
definitions, "To emit a harsh, grating sound," but when all the decoys
arrived as nouns I figured it would stand out like a sore thumb and switched
to a dictionary offering a noun instead, "The crisp rustle of silk or a
similar fabric." Not sure whether it helped or not; I still got a D3.
In round 2342, 3 players earned top spot with 5 points: they were Chris
Carson, Tim Lodge and Mike Shefler. By virtue of his lead in the rolling
scores, Tim Lodge's definition "The liquid used in the liming stage of the
leather tanning process; also called _milk of lime_" earned its author the
deal, and the others can heave a sigh of relief that their defs did not earn
one more vote.
1. A modicum. Votes from: Crom, Grieco, Hart, Schultz and Weltz
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 5.
2. [Rare] A raven. Votes from: Hale, Hart and Lodge
Submitted by: Shefler, who scores 3 + 2, total 5.
3. Share of profits or royalties. Vote from: Stevens
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 1.
4. Cotton batting used in upholstery. Votes from: Dixon, Grieco and
Mallach
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 3.
5. The crisp rustle of silk or a similar fabric. Votes from: Barrs,
Schultz and Shefler Real definition from
Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
6. A friction match containing little or no sulphur. No votes
Submitted by: Morgan.
7. Unsuitable, usually referring to a marriage partner. No votes
Submitted by: Stevens.
8. Obsolete name for a male actor playing a female role. Votes from:
Crom and Stevens
Submitted by: Hale, who scores natural 2.
9. [naut.] Debris accumulated in the scuppers of a sailing
boat. Votes from: Carson and Hale
Submitted by: Weltz, who scores natural 2.
10. Bacterial film that develops on the surface of water in
a cooling tower. Votes from: Bourne, Madnick and Weltz
Submitted by: Dixon, who scores natural 3.
11. The thick mucus secreted by the parapodal glands of
terrestrial mollusks. No votes
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.
12. [Obs.] New Orleans 19th Century restaurant jargon for "shellfish of the
day." Vote from: Carson
Submitted by: Graham, who scores natural 1.
13. Small pieces of stone chipped off a large block in
shaping it for use in construction. Vote from: Morgan
Submitted by: Mallach, who scores natural 1.
14. A milder form of the bubonic plague that affected much
of Europe in the fourteenth century. No votes
Submitted by: Bourne.
15. The liquid used in the liming stage of the leather
tanning process; also called _milk of lime_. Votes from: Barrs,
Dixon, Graham, Madnick and Mallach
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 5.
16. A highly contagious ectoparasitic disease of sheep due
to infestation with _Psoroptes ovis_ mites. Votes from: Bourne,
Graham, Lodge and Shefler
Submitted by: Hart, who scores natural 4.
17. [or _scruple_] 1. In Chaldean chronology, the 1/1080
part of an hour; a division of time used by the Jews,
Arabs, &c.. 2. Scruple of half duration, an arc of the
moon's orbit, which the moon's center describes from the
beginning of an eclipse to the middle. Vote from: Morgan
Submitted by: Barrs, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Lodge 15 2 & 16 5 5
Carson 1 9 & 12 5 5
Shefler 2 *5* & 16 3 2 5
Hart 16 1 & 2 4 4
Dixon 10 4 & 15 3 3
Abell 4 N/V 3 3
Barrs 17 *5* & 15 1 2 3
Hale 8 2 & 9 2 2
Weltz 9 1 & 10 2 2
Schultz 11 1 & *5* 0 2 2
Madnick 3 10 & 15 1 1
Mallach 13 4 & 15 1 1
Graham 12 15 & 16 1 1
Morgan 6 13 & 17 0 0
Stevens 7 3 & 8 0 0
Bourne 14 10 & 16 0 0
Crom 1 & 8 0 0
Grieco 1 & 4 0 0