Tim Lodge
October 23rd, 2012, 05:01 AM
There were a lot of devices in the defs for BDELLOMETER. Our resident
Greek scholar, Johnny Barrs, recognised the root âäÝëëá - a leech -
in the true def, number 13 and was DQ. There was a three-way tie on 6
points for the next deal. However the OED can't deal and two of
Ephrem Mallach's points were gained because he (along with 5 other
players) guessed the real def. That leaves Steve Graham as the next
dealer, with a natural 6 points for his spirit detector.
Over to you for round 2349, Steve.
-- Tim L
*** BDELLOMETER ***
1. a metric fathom.
Submitter: Guerri Stevens Votes: 12 & 16 Score: 1 + 0 = 1
Voted for by:
2. a school fight song.
Submitter: Matthew Greico Votes: 10 & 11 Score: 2 + 0 = D2
Voted for by: Mike Shefler, Tony Abell
3. a device for measuring bandwidth.
Submitter: Dick Weltz Votes: 14 & 15 Score: 1 + 0 = 1
Voted for by: Dodi Schultz
4. a device for measuring and separating grades of ore.
Submitter: Jim Hart Votes: 10 & 6 Score: 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by:
5. a device for measuring the level of moisture in soil.
Submitter: Tony Abell Votes: 2 & 13 Score: 2 + 2 = 4
Voted for by: Millie Morgan, Dodi Schultz
6. instrument measuring change in size of internal organs.
Submitter: Judy Madnick Votes: 11 & 12 Score: 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
7. a device for measuring softness, as of pillows or mattresses.
Submitter: Mike Shefler Votes: 2 & 13 Score: 1 + 2 = 3
Voted for by: Steve Dixon
8. a device for tracking customer times in a house of ill repute.
Submitter: Chuck Emery Votes: 13 & 16 Score: 1 + 2 = 3
Voted for by: Keith Hale
9. a device for measuring the level of dissolved oxygen in a fluid.
Submitter: Millie Morgan Votes: 5 & 16 Score: 1 + 0 = 1
Voted for by: Scott Crom
10. person responsible for checking the health and hygiene of
prostitutes.
Submitter: Keith Hale Votes: 8 & 14 Score: 2 + 0 = 2
Voted for by: Efrem Mallach, Matthew Greico
11. a mixture of fire clay and ground quartz,used to line
metallurgical furnaces
Submitter: Chris Carson Votes: 12 & 14 Score: 3 + 0 = 3
Voted for by: Steve Graham, Judy Madnick, Matthew Greico
12. direction finder that determines the angular direction of
incoming radio signals.
Submitter: Dan Widdis Votes: 16 & 17 Score: 3 + 0 = 3
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Guerri Stevens, Chris Carson
13. a surgical instrument proposed as a substitute for leeches, and
fitted to show the amount of blood drawn.
Submitter: OED Votes: 0 & 0 Score: 6 + 0 = D6
Voted for by: Mike Shefler, Dave Cunningham, Jim Hart, Efrem Mallach,
Tony Abell, Chuck Emery
14. in poetry, a line of four metrical feet of which the first and
third feet are iambic, the second and fourth are anapestic.
Submitter: Efrem Mallach Votes: 10 & 13 Score: 4 + 2 = 6
Voted for by: Keith Hale, Jim Hart, Dick Weltz, Chris Carson
15. a device for measuring carbon monoxide emissions in automobile
exhaust (trademark of _B. Dell & Co., Inc._ the manufacturers)
Submitter: Dave Cunningham Votes: 13 & 16 Score: 3 + 2 = 5
Voted for by: Scott Crom, Dick Weltz, Steve Dixon
16. a device to sense the proximity of spirits, named for Angus
Bdell, a Scottish charlatan (1860-1912) , who claimed he could
communicate the dead.
Submitter: Steve Graham Votes: 11 & 17 Score: 6 + 0 = 6
Voted for by: Dan Widdis, Millie Morgan, Dave Cunningham, Guerri
Stevens, Chuck Emery
17. a device for measuring and averaging the length of the jump of an
antelope. First devised and used on the bdelo which is a relative of
the duykerbok of S. Africa.
Submitter: Johnny Barrs Votes: DQ Score: 2 + 0 = 2
Voted for by: Steve Graham, Dan Widdis
No Vote: Tim Bourne Votes: 9 & 15 Score: 0 + 0 = 0
No Vote: Scott Crom Votes: 7 & 15 Score: 0 + 0 = 0
No Vote: Steve Dixon Votes: 3 & 5 Score: 0 + 0 = 0
No Vote: Dodi Schultz Votes: 1 & 16 Score: 0 + 0 = 0
Greek scholar, Johnny Barrs, recognised the root âäÝëëá - a leech -
in the true def, number 13 and was DQ. There was a three-way tie on 6
points for the next deal. However the OED can't deal and two of
Ephrem Mallach's points were gained because he (along with 5 other
players) guessed the real def. That leaves Steve Graham as the next
dealer, with a natural 6 points for his spirit detector.
Over to you for round 2349, Steve.
-- Tim L
*** BDELLOMETER ***
1. a metric fathom.
Submitter: Guerri Stevens Votes: 12 & 16 Score: 1 + 0 = 1
Voted for by:
2. a school fight song.
Submitter: Matthew Greico Votes: 10 & 11 Score: 2 + 0 = D2
Voted for by: Mike Shefler, Tony Abell
3. a device for measuring bandwidth.
Submitter: Dick Weltz Votes: 14 & 15 Score: 1 + 0 = 1
Voted for by: Dodi Schultz
4. a device for measuring and separating grades of ore.
Submitter: Jim Hart Votes: 10 & 6 Score: 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by:
5. a device for measuring the level of moisture in soil.
Submitter: Tony Abell Votes: 2 & 13 Score: 2 + 2 = 4
Voted for by: Millie Morgan, Dodi Schultz
6. instrument measuring change in size of internal organs.
Submitter: Judy Madnick Votes: 11 & 12 Score: 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
7. a device for measuring softness, as of pillows or mattresses.
Submitter: Mike Shefler Votes: 2 & 13 Score: 1 + 2 = 3
Voted for by: Steve Dixon
8. a device for tracking customer times in a house of ill repute.
Submitter: Chuck Emery Votes: 13 & 16 Score: 1 + 2 = 3
Voted for by: Keith Hale
9. a device for measuring the level of dissolved oxygen in a fluid.
Submitter: Millie Morgan Votes: 5 & 16 Score: 1 + 0 = 1
Voted for by: Scott Crom
10. person responsible for checking the health and hygiene of
prostitutes.
Submitter: Keith Hale Votes: 8 & 14 Score: 2 + 0 = 2
Voted for by: Efrem Mallach, Matthew Greico
11. a mixture of fire clay and ground quartz,used to line
metallurgical furnaces
Submitter: Chris Carson Votes: 12 & 14 Score: 3 + 0 = 3
Voted for by: Steve Graham, Judy Madnick, Matthew Greico
12. direction finder that determines the angular direction of
incoming radio signals.
Submitter: Dan Widdis Votes: 16 & 17 Score: 3 + 0 = 3
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Guerri Stevens, Chris Carson
13. a surgical instrument proposed as a substitute for leeches, and
fitted to show the amount of blood drawn.
Submitter: OED Votes: 0 & 0 Score: 6 + 0 = D6
Voted for by: Mike Shefler, Dave Cunningham, Jim Hart, Efrem Mallach,
Tony Abell, Chuck Emery
14. in poetry, a line of four metrical feet of which the first and
third feet are iambic, the second and fourth are anapestic.
Submitter: Efrem Mallach Votes: 10 & 13 Score: 4 + 2 = 6
Voted for by: Keith Hale, Jim Hart, Dick Weltz, Chris Carson
15. a device for measuring carbon monoxide emissions in automobile
exhaust (trademark of _B. Dell & Co., Inc._ the manufacturers)
Submitter: Dave Cunningham Votes: 13 & 16 Score: 3 + 2 = 5
Voted for by: Scott Crom, Dick Weltz, Steve Dixon
16. a device to sense the proximity of spirits, named for Angus
Bdell, a Scottish charlatan (1860-1912) , who claimed he could
communicate the dead.
Submitter: Steve Graham Votes: 11 & 17 Score: 6 + 0 = 6
Voted for by: Dan Widdis, Millie Morgan, Dave Cunningham, Guerri
Stevens, Chuck Emery
17. a device for measuring and averaging the length of the jump of an
antelope. First devised and used on the bdelo which is a relative of
the duykerbok of S. Africa.
Submitter: Johnny Barrs Votes: DQ Score: 2 + 0 = 2
Voted for by: Steve Graham, Dan Widdis
No Vote: Tim Bourne Votes: 9 & 15 Score: 0 + 0 = 0
No Vote: Scott Crom Votes: 7 & 15 Score: 0 + 0 = 0
No Vote: Steve Dixon Votes: 3 & 5 Score: 0 + 0 = 0
No Vote: Dodi Schultz Votes: 1 & 16 Score: 0 + 0 = 0