Daniel Widdis
January 8th, 2014, 08:02 AM
The book, "A Glossary of Obscure Words and Phrases in the Writings of
Shakspeare and His Contemporaries Traced Etymologically to the Ancient
Language of the British People as Spoken Before the Irruption of the Danes
and Saxons" cites mum-budget as the catch word suggested by Slender in the
"Merry Wives of Windsor," when the plot is laid against Falstaff: "I come
to her in white and cry, 'mum;' she cries 'budget;' and by that we know one
another." (Act V, Scene II.) We are familiar with the etymology of mum
(silence) in this context but not so much budget, which likely comes from
the Keltic buige, "softly, warily."
I found multiple MUMBUDGET definitions to choose from, some which bore
resemblance to other player submissions this round. One source second-hand
cites the Oxford English Dictionary, defining it as a verb: "To fuss; to
bustle. Chiefly in to come mumbudgeting." However, since I do not have
access to the OED to confirm this and the majority of other sources cited
some form of silence, I selected the interjection defined in Chambers 1861
for the purposes of this deal. I had hoped the multiple "mum"-based
definitions would hide the true one amongst them, but ended up with a D4
nonetheless. At least I had no DQs!
The winner of round 2472, and dealer for round 2473, is Keith Hale, whose
definition "a bag or sachet of dried flowers." earned a natural 6 .
There were 2 players sharing "real winner" status with 5 points each: Tony
Abell and Glen Boswell.
1. doubletalk.
Vote from: Stevens
Submitted by: Shefler, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
2. a mime artist.
No votes
Submitted by: Morgan.
3. spectre; bugbear; goblin.
Vote from: Schultz
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 1.
4. someone who is constantly busy.
No votes
Submitted by: Bourne.
5. a person who is unusually silent.
Votes from: Abell and Barrs
Submitted by: Emery, who scores natural 2.
6. be, or I'll be, silent and secret.
Votes from: Abell, Barrs, Hart and Shefler
Real definition from Chambers, 1861
7. yellowish leather with a napped surface.
Votes from: Cunningham and Morgan
Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 2.
8. an excessively fastidious person; a fusspot.
Votes from: Bourne and Madnick
Submitted by: Hart, who scores 2 + 2, total 4.
9. an unnamed or hypothetical manufactured article.
Votes from: Hale and Schultz
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 2.
10. _Colloq._ a blackbird of southern India, so named for the sound of its
alarm call.
Vote from: Shefler
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 1.
11. a person who is very incommunicative, especially orally.
No votes
Submitted by: Weltz.
12. _UK_ the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer.
No votes
Submitted by: Cunningham.
13. a bucket or pail, typically made of wood.
Votes from: Cunningham, Emery, Hale, Morgan and Shepherdson
Submitted by: Boswell, who scores natural 5.
14. a forest-dwelling rodent of Madagascar.
Votes from: Graham, Madnick and Weltz
Submitted by: Shepherdson, who scores natural 3.
15. any of several species of sparrow.
Vote from: Graham
Submitted by: Mallach, who scores natural 1.
16. a bag or sachet of dried flowers.
Votes from: Bourne, Carson, Emery, Hart, Mallach and Shepherdson
Submitted by: Hale, who scores natural 6.
17. "on demand" breastfeeding.
No votes
Submitted by: Barrs, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.
18. a crass or rude person.
Votes from: Carson, Mallach and Stevens
Submitted by: Abell, who scores 3 + 2, total 5.
19. a parakeet.
Vote from: Weltz
Submitted by: Graham, who scores natural 1.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Hale 16 9 & 13 6 6
Boswell 13 N/V 5 5
Abell 18 5 & *6* 3 2 5
Hart 8 *6* & 16 2 2 4
Shepherdson 14 13 & 16 3 3
Shefler 1 *6* & 10 1 2 3
Carson 9 16 & 18 2 2
Stevens 7 1 & 18 2 2
Emery 5 13 & 16 2 2
Barrs 17 5 & *6* 0 2 2
Graham 19 14 & 15 1 1
Schultz 10 3 & 9 1 1
Mallach 15 16 & 18 1 1
Madnick 3 8 & 14 1 1
Weltz 11 14 & 19 0 0
Cunningham 12 7 & 13 0 0
Morgan 2 7 & 13 0 0
Bourne 4 8 & 16 0 0
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Shakspeare and His Contemporaries Traced Etymologically to the Ancient
Language of the British People as Spoken Before the Irruption of the Danes
and Saxons" cites mum-budget as the catch word suggested by Slender in the
"Merry Wives of Windsor," when the plot is laid against Falstaff: "I come
to her in white and cry, 'mum;' she cries 'budget;' and by that we know one
another." (Act V, Scene II.) We are familiar with the etymology of mum
(silence) in this context but not so much budget, which likely comes from
the Keltic buige, "softly, warily."
I found multiple MUMBUDGET definitions to choose from, some which bore
resemblance to other player submissions this round. One source second-hand
cites the Oxford English Dictionary, defining it as a verb: "To fuss; to
bustle. Chiefly in to come mumbudgeting." However, since I do not have
access to the OED to confirm this and the majority of other sources cited
some form of silence, I selected the interjection defined in Chambers 1861
for the purposes of this deal. I had hoped the multiple "mum"-based
definitions would hide the true one amongst them, but ended up with a D4
nonetheless. At least I had no DQs!
The winner of round 2472, and dealer for round 2473, is Keith Hale, whose
definition "a bag or sachet of dried flowers." earned a natural 6 .
There were 2 players sharing "real winner" status with 5 points each: Tony
Abell and Glen Boswell.
1. doubletalk.
Vote from: Stevens
Submitted by: Shefler, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
2. a mime artist.
No votes
Submitted by: Morgan.
3. spectre; bugbear; goblin.
Vote from: Schultz
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 1.
4. someone who is constantly busy.
No votes
Submitted by: Bourne.
5. a person who is unusually silent.
Votes from: Abell and Barrs
Submitted by: Emery, who scores natural 2.
6. be, or I'll be, silent and secret.
Votes from: Abell, Barrs, Hart and Shefler
Real definition from Chambers, 1861
7. yellowish leather with a napped surface.
Votes from: Cunningham and Morgan
Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 2.
8. an excessively fastidious person; a fusspot.
Votes from: Bourne and Madnick
Submitted by: Hart, who scores 2 + 2, total 4.
9. an unnamed or hypothetical manufactured article.
Votes from: Hale and Schultz
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 2.
10. _Colloq._ a blackbird of southern India, so named for the sound of its
alarm call.
Vote from: Shefler
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 1.
11. a person who is very incommunicative, especially orally.
No votes
Submitted by: Weltz.
12. _UK_ the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer.
No votes
Submitted by: Cunningham.
13. a bucket or pail, typically made of wood.
Votes from: Cunningham, Emery, Hale, Morgan and Shepherdson
Submitted by: Boswell, who scores natural 5.
14. a forest-dwelling rodent of Madagascar.
Votes from: Graham, Madnick and Weltz
Submitted by: Shepherdson, who scores natural 3.
15. any of several species of sparrow.
Vote from: Graham
Submitted by: Mallach, who scores natural 1.
16. a bag or sachet of dried flowers.
Votes from: Bourne, Carson, Emery, Hart, Mallach and Shepherdson
Submitted by: Hale, who scores natural 6.
17. "on demand" breastfeeding.
No votes
Submitted by: Barrs, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.
18. a crass or rude person.
Votes from: Carson, Mallach and Stevens
Submitted by: Abell, who scores 3 + 2, total 5.
19. a parakeet.
Vote from: Weltz
Submitted by: Graham, who scores natural 1.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Hale 16 9 & 13 6 6
Boswell 13 N/V 5 5
Abell 18 5 & *6* 3 2 5
Hart 8 *6* & 16 2 2 4
Shepherdson 14 13 & 16 3 3
Shefler 1 *6* & 10 1 2 3
Carson 9 16 & 18 2 2
Stevens 7 1 & 18 2 2
Emery 5 13 & 16 2 2
Barrs 17 5 & *6* 0 2 2
Graham 19 14 & 15 1 1
Schultz 10 3 & 9 1 1
Mallach 15 16 & 18 1 1
Madnick 3 8 & 14 1 1
Weltz 11 14 & 19 0 0
Cunningham 12 7 & 13 0 0
Morgan 2 7 & 13 0 0
Bourne 4 8 & 16 0 0
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