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Efrem Mallach
January 20th, 2013, 04:49 PM
Fellow Dixonarists,

The winner of this round, in a walk, was Steve Dixon with 7 natural points for his "small room or alcove in a mosque for female believers," definition 10. Three others had four points each: Dodi Schults for def. 11, "the wolverine," and Millie Morgan for def. 18, "brass, tortoise-shell, or other material, worked into ornamental patterns for inlaying; work inlaid in this way," both natural, and Johnny Barrs, with two people guessing his def. 5, "colored mud daub applied to wattle," plus two points for being the only person to hit on the correct definition. That was no. 13, "either of two popular Bohemian ballroom dances of the 19th century." Complete results follow:

1. debt [obs.] by D. Widdis. Guessed by: Morgan. Proposer guessed: 11 and 15. Score 1.

2. an irrigation ditch by T. Abell. Guessed by: Shefler and Morgan. Proposer guessed 4 and 10. Score 2.

3. thick mineral pitch by J. Madnick. Guessed by: none. Proposer guessed 7 and 16. Score 0.

4. a carved wall panel by T. Lodge. Guessed by: Abell, Dixon and Cunningham. Proposer guessed 9 and 10. Score 3.

5. colored mud daub applied to wattle by J. Barrs. Guessed by: Weltz and Graham. Proposer guessed 10 and *13*. Score 4.

6. a stringed instrument similar to the ukulele by G. Stevens. Guessed by: none. Proposer guessed 7 and 12. Score 0.

7. a breed of Asian pony favored by Mongol herders by M. Shefler. Guessed by: Madnick and Stevens. Proposer guessed 2 and 11. Score 2.

8. restoration of stolen property to the original owner by K. Hale. Guessed by: Dixon. Proposer guessed 9 and 12. Score 1.

9. a Ukrainian folk song, esp. as a lament for a lost lover by J. Hart. Guessed by: Lodge and Hale. Proposer guessed 10 and 12. Score 2.

10. a small room or alcove in a mosque for female believers by S. Dixon. Guessed by: Abell, Lodge, Barr, Hart, Schultz, Cunningham and Crom. Proposer guessed 4 and 8. Score 7. *DA WINNAH*

11. the wolverine. [Dial., from Dak. _aradouba_, "small bear"] by D. Schultz. Guessed by: Widdis, Shefler, Carson and Graham. Proposer guessed 10 and 18. Score 4.

12. a compound of natural oils used to stain and preserve wood by T. Bourne. Guessed by: Stevens, Hale and Hart. Proposer guessed 16 and 18. Score 3.

13. either of two popular Bohemian ballroom dances of the 19th century by Merriam-Webster's dictionary. Guessed by: Barrs. Proposer guessed [n/a]. Score D1.

14. an ornate style of silver sugar bowl popular in 18th century England by G. Boswell. Guessed by: Weltz. Proposer guessed [DQ]. Score 1.

15. _Buddhism_ Any of a group of supernatural beings endowed with great power by C. Carson. Guessed by: Widdis. Proposer guessed 11 and 18. Score 1.

16. a substance added to tempera paints to provide a slight gloss to the dried finish by D. Weltz. Guessed by: Madnick and Bourne. Proposer guessed 5 and 14. Score 2.

17. _Arab_ an oasis without any vegetation, especially Al Redowa, the Great Oasis of Bahrain by D. Cunningham. Guessed by: none. Proposer guessed 4 and 10. Score 0.

18. Brass, tortoise-shell, or other material, worked into ornamental patterns for inlaying; work inlaid in this way by M. Morgan. Guessed by: Schultz, Bourne, Carson and Crom. Proposer guessed 1 and 2. Score 4.

Voting, but did not submit definitions: S. Graham, 5 and 11, score 0; S. Crom, 10 and 18, score 0.

Over to you, Steve!

thejazzmonger
January 20th, 2013, 06:05 PM
Yikes! I just got home to discover I am the dealer. I had not been tracking
the vote. Word up in about sn hour.

Word up!


On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 5:49 PM, Efrem Mallach <emallach (AT) umassd (DOT) edu> wrote:

> Fellow Dixonarists,
>
> The winner of this round, in a walk, was Steve Dixon with 7 natural points
> for his "small room or alcove in a mosque for female believers," definition
> 10. Three others had four points each: Dodi Schults for def. 11, "the
> wolverine," and Millie Morgan for def. 18, "brass, tortoise-shell, or
> other material, worked into ornamental patterns for inlaying; work inlaid
> in this way," both natural, and Johnny Barrs, with two people guessing his
> def. 5, "colored mud daub applied to wattle," plus two points for being the
> only person to hit on the correct definition. That was no. 13, "either of
> two popular Bohemian ballroom dances of the 19th century." Complete results
> follow:
>
> 1. debt [obs.] by D. Widdis. Guessed by: Morgan. Proposer guessed: 11 and
> 15. Score 1.
>
> 2. an irrigation ditch by T. Abell. Guessed by: Shefler and
> Morgan. Proposer guessed 4 and 10. Score 2.
>
> 3. thick mineral pitch by J. Madnick. Guessed by: none. Proposer guessed 7
> and 16. Score 0.
>
> 4. a carved wall panel by T. Lodge. Guessed by: Abell, Dixon and
> Cunningham. Proposer guessed 9 and 10. Score 3.
>
> 5. colored mud daub applied to wattle by J. Barrs. Guessed by: Weltz and
> Graham. Proposer guessed 10 and *13*. Score 4.
>
> 6. a stringed instrument similar to the ukulele by G. Stevens. Guessed by:
> none. Proposer guessed 7 and 12. Score 0.
>
> 7. a breed of Asian pony favored by Mongol herders by M. Shefler. Guessed
> by: Madnick and Stevens. Proposer guessed 2 and 11. Score 2.
>
> 8. restoration of stolen property to the original owner by K. Hale.
> Guessed by: Dixon. Proposer guessed 9 and 12. Score 1.
>
> 9. a Ukrainian folk song, esp. as a lament for a lost lover by J. Hart.
> Guessed by: Lodge and Hale. Proposer guessed 10 and 12. Score 2.
>
> 10. a small room or alcove in a mosque for female believers by S. Dixon.
> Guessed by: Abell, Lodge, Barr, Hart, Schultz, Cunningham and Crom.
> Proposer guessed 4 and 8. Score 7. *DA WINNAH*
>
> 11. the wolverine. [Dial., from Dak. _aradouba_, "small bear"] by D.
> Schultz. Guessed by: Widdis, Shefler, Carson and Graham. Proposer guessed
> 10 and 18. Score 4.
>
> 12. a compound of natural oils used to stain and preserve wood by T.
> Bourne. Guessed by: Stevens, Hale and Hart. Proposer guessed 16 and 18.
> Score 3.
>
> 13. either of two popular Bohemian ballroom dances of the 19th century by
> Merriam-Webster's dictionary. Guessed by: Barrs. Proposer guessed [n/a].
> Score D1.
>
> 14. an ornate style of silver sugar bowl popular in 18th century
> England by G. Boswell. Guessed by: Weltz. Proposer guessed [DQ]. Score 1.
>
> 15. _Buddhism_ Any of a group of supernatural beings endowed with great
> power by C. Carson. Guessed by: Widdis. Proposer guessed 11 and 18. Score 1.
>
> 16. a substance added to tempera paints to provide a slight gloss to the
> dried finish by D. Weltz. Guessed by: Madnick and Bourne. Proposer guessed
> 5 and 14. Score 2.
>
> 17. _Arab_ an oasis without any vegetation, especially Al Redowa, the
> Great Oasis of Bahrain by D. Cunningham. Guessed by: none. Proposer guessed
> 4 and 10. Score 0.
>
> 18. Brass, tortoise-shell, or other material, worked into ornamental
> patterns for inlaying; work inlaid in this way by M. Morgan. Guessed by:
> Schultz, Bourne, Carson and Crom. Proposer guessed 1 and 2. Score 4.
>
> Voting, but did not submit definitions: S. Graham, 5 and 11, score 0; S.
> Crom, 10 and 18, score 0.
>
> Over to you, Steve!
>



--
steve "thejazzmonger" dixon

Jim Hart
January 21st, 2013, 05:30 AM
No rush Steve, but I'm just wondering if I'm the only one who can't see a
new word 11 hours after you said "Word up in about sn [sic] hour".

Jim


On Monday, January 21, 2013 11:05:29 AM UTC+11, Steve Dixon wrote:
>
> Yikes! I just got home to discover I am the dealer. I had not been
> tracking the vote. Word up in about sn hour.
>
> Word up!
>
>
>

Glen Boswell
January 21st, 2013, 06:22 AM
No, Jim, you're not the only one . . .

Glen