Tony Abell
January 31st, 2013, 12:37 AM
Five canny players sniffed out that waff was related to waft, and hence waving
and breezes, and gave the dictionary a tie for second place, which spot it
shared with Chuck Emery and Steve Graham, making them the real winners. Jim
Hart takes the deal with 6 unnatural points for his utterly obfuscated sailing
definition. John Barrs naturally saw through everything from the start and was
DQ.
Take it away, Jim!
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1. unexceptional; mediocre.
Voted for by Tim Bourne, Scott Crom
SOURCE: Guerri Stevens, who voted 5 and 15, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
2. rich decoration, hanging or robe.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Judy Madnick, who voted 7 and 15, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
3. (sl.) unacceptable.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Tim Bourne, who voted 1 and 10, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
4. some sort of cloth possibly made from animal hide (AS).
Voted for by Tim Lodge
SOURCE: Dave Cunningham, who voted 5 and *9*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
5. an arc of extra material on the leech of a sail, outside a line drawn from
the head to the clew.
Voted for by Dave Cunningham, Steve Dixon, Guerri Stevens, Chuck Emery
SOURCE: Jim Hart, who voted *9* and 18, and scores 4 + 2 = 6*
6. In the sound recording industry, the point at which the human voice rises
from "musical" into "noise;" from the acronym W.A.F.F. for "whistle above
falsetto frequency."
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Steve Dixon, who voted 5 and 14, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
7. a type of dual aileron control on early biplanes.
Voted for by Judy Madnick
SOURCE: Mike Shefler, who voted 11 and 18, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
8. a short, curved sword.
Voted for by Millie Morgan, Glen Boswell
SOURCE: Keith Hale, who voted 16 and 18, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
9. [chiefly Scot] 1. a waving motion 2. puff, gust.
Voted for by Tim Lodge, Dave Cunningham, Dick Weltz, Jim Hart, Chuck Emery
SOURCE: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate, 10th Edition, which cannot vote, and scores D5
10. a feather or lightweight flag attached to the tip of a fishing rod to give
a warning when a fish has taken the bait.
Voted for by Tim Bourne, Efrem Mallach
SOURCE: Tim Lodge, who voted 4 and *9*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
11. cotton waste used to seat ammunition in muzzle-loading guns [also see
_ramrod_].
Voted for by Dodi Schultz, Mike Shefler
SOURCE: John Barrs, who is DQ, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
12. a calf.
Voted for by Millie Morgan, Glen Boswell
SOURCE: Dan Widdis, who didn't vote, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
13. to flick away using one's finger and thumb.
Voted for by Scott Crom
SOURCE: Millie Morgan, who voted 8 and 12, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
14. _Colloq._ rumor or gossip; exaggeration.
Voted for by Steve Dixon
SOURCE: Dodi Schultz, who voted 11 and 18, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
15. a swag line used to control the position of cargo during loading by crane.
Voted for by Guerri Stevens, Efrem Mallach, Judy Madnick
SOURCE: Chuck Emery, who voted 5 and *9*, and scores 3 + 2 = 5*
16. To scrape or strike the ground with a golf club behind the ball before
hitting it.
Voted for by Keith Hale
SOURCE: Chris Carson, who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
17. a religious agency responsible for administration of Muslim holy sites on
the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Dick Weltz, who voted *9* and 18, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
18. Cotton batting separating cannon balls or grapeshot from the powder charge.
Voted for by Dick Weltz, Dodi Schultz, Jim Hart, Mike Shefler, Keith Hale
SOURCE: Steve Graham, who voted 19 and 20, and scores 5 + 0 = 5
19. a freshwater herring found in parts of Finland, traditionally caught and
eaten on Boxing Day.
Voted for by Steve Graham
SOURCE: Glen Boswell, who voted 8 and 12, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
20. An open area in front of a mosque where the faithful remove their shoes,
wash, and prepare to enter the prayer hall.
Voted for by Steve Graham
SOURCE: Efrem Mallach, who voted 10 and 15, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
No definition submitted
Scott Crom, who voted 1 and 13, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
SUMMARY
Player Def# Voted for Points, N+U=T
------------------------------ ---- ----------- ---------------
Barrs ........................ 11 DQ 2 + 0 = 2
Boswell ...................... 19 8 & 12 1 + 0 = 1
Bourne ....................... 3 1 & 10 0 + 0 = 0
Carson ....................... 16 N/V 1 + 0 = 1
Crom ......................... 1 & 13 0 + 0 = 0
Cunningham ................... 4 5 & *9* 1 + 2 = 3
Dixon ........................ 6 5 & 14 0 + 0 = 0
Emery ........................ 15 5 & *9* 3 + 2 = 5
Graham ....................... 18 19 & 20 5 + 0 = 5
Hale ......................... 8 16 & 18 2 + 0 = 2
Hart ......................... 5 *9* & 18 4 + 2 = 6
Lodge ........................ 10 4 & *9* 2 + 2 = 4
M-W Collegiate, 10th Ed ...... 9 N/A D5
Madnick ...................... 2 7 & 15 0 + 0 = 0
Mallach ...................... 20 10 & 15 1 + 0 = 1
Morgan ....................... 13 8 & 12 1 + 0 = 1
Schultz ...................... 14 11 & 18 1 + 0 = 1
Shefler ...................... 7 11 & 18 1 + 0 = 1
Stevens ...................... 1 5 & 15 2 + 0 = 2
Weltz ........................ 17 *9* & 18 0 + 2 = 2
Widdis ....................... 12 N/V 2 + 0 = 2
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and breezes, and gave the dictionary a tie for second place, which spot it
shared with Chuck Emery and Steve Graham, making them the real winners. Jim
Hart takes the deal with 6 unnatural points for his utterly obfuscated sailing
definition. John Barrs naturally saw through everything from the start and was
DQ.
Take it away, Jim!
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1. unexceptional; mediocre.
Voted for by Tim Bourne, Scott Crom
SOURCE: Guerri Stevens, who voted 5 and 15, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
2. rich decoration, hanging or robe.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Judy Madnick, who voted 7 and 15, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
3. (sl.) unacceptable.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Tim Bourne, who voted 1 and 10, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
4. some sort of cloth possibly made from animal hide (AS).
Voted for by Tim Lodge
SOURCE: Dave Cunningham, who voted 5 and *9*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
5. an arc of extra material on the leech of a sail, outside a line drawn from
the head to the clew.
Voted for by Dave Cunningham, Steve Dixon, Guerri Stevens, Chuck Emery
SOURCE: Jim Hart, who voted *9* and 18, and scores 4 + 2 = 6*
6. In the sound recording industry, the point at which the human voice rises
from "musical" into "noise;" from the acronym W.A.F.F. for "whistle above
falsetto frequency."
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Steve Dixon, who voted 5 and 14, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
7. a type of dual aileron control on early biplanes.
Voted for by Judy Madnick
SOURCE: Mike Shefler, who voted 11 and 18, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
8. a short, curved sword.
Voted for by Millie Morgan, Glen Boswell
SOURCE: Keith Hale, who voted 16 and 18, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
9. [chiefly Scot] 1. a waving motion 2. puff, gust.
Voted for by Tim Lodge, Dave Cunningham, Dick Weltz, Jim Hart, Chuck Emery
SOURCE: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate, 10th Edition, which cannot vote, and scores D5
10. a feather or lightweight flag attached to the tip of a fishing rod to give
a warning when a fish has taken the bait.
Voted for by Tim Bourne, Efrem Mallach
SOURCE: Tim Lodge, who voted 4 and *9*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
11. cotton waste used to seat ammunition in muzzle-loading guns [also see
_ramrod_].
Voted for by Dodi Schultz, Mike Shefler
SOURCE: John Barrs, who is DQ, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
12. a calf.
Voted for by Millie Morgan, Glen Boswell
SOURCE: Dan Widdis, who didn't vote, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
13. to flick away using one's finger and thumb.
Voted for by Scott Crom
SOURCE: Millie Morgan, who voted 8 and 12, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
14. _Colloq._ rumor or gossip; exaggeration.
Voted for by Steve Dixon
SOURCE: Dodi Schultz, who voted 11 and 18, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
15. a swag line used to control the position of cargo during loading by crane.
Voted for by Guerri Stevens, Efrem Mallach, Judy Madnick
SOURCE: Chuck Emery, who voted 5 and *9*, and scores 3 + 2 = 5*
16. To scrape or strike the ground with a golf club behind the ball before
hitting it.
Voted for by Keith Hale
SOURCE: Chris Carson, who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
17. a religious agency responsible for administration of Muslim holy sites on
the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Dick Weltz, who voted *9* and 18, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
18. Cotton batting separating cannon balls or grapeshot from the powder charge.
Voted for by Dick Weltz, Dodi Schultz, Jim Hart, Mike Shefler, Keith Hale
SOURCE: Steve Graham, who voted 19 and 20, and scores 5 + 0 = 5
19. a freshwater herring found in parts of Finland, traditionally caught and
eaten on Boxing Day.
Voted for by Steve Graham
SOURCE: Glen Boswell, who voted 8 and 12, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
20. An open area in front of a mosque where the faithful remove their shoes,
wash, and prepare to enter the prayer hall.
Voted for by Steve Graham
SOURCE: Efrem Mallach, who voted 10 and 15, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
No definition submitted
Scott Crom, who voted 1 and 13, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
SUMMARY
Player Def# Voted for Points, N+U=T
------------------------------ ---- ----------- ---------------
Barrs ........................ 11 DQ 2 + 0 = 2
Boswell ...................... 19 8 & 12 1 + 0 = 1
Bourne ....................... 3 1 & 10 0 + 0 = 0
Carson ....................... 16 N/V 1 + 0 = 1
Crom ......................... 1 & 13 0 + 0 = 0
Cunningham ................... 4 5 & *9* 1 + 2 = 3
Dixon ........................ 6 5 & 14 0 + 0 = 0
Emery ........................ 15 5 & *9* 3 + 2 = 5
Graham ....................... 18 19 & 20 5 + 0 = 5
Hale ......................... 8 16 & 18 2 + 0 = 2
Hart ......................... 5 *9* & 18 4 + 2 = 6
Lodge ........................ 10 4 & *9* 2 + 2 = 4
M-W Collegiate, 10th Ed ...... 9 N/A D5
Madnick ...................... 2 7 & 15 0 + 0 = 0
Mallach ...................... 20 10 & 15 1 + 0 = 1
Morgan ....................... 13 8 & 12 1 + 0 = 1
Schultz ...................... 14 11 & 18 1 + 0 = 1
Shefler ...................... 7 11 & 18 1 + 0 = 1
Stevens ...................... 1 5 & 15 2 + 0 = 2
Weltz ........................ 17 *9* & 18 0 + 2 = 2
Widdis ....................... 12 N/V 2 + 0 = 2
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