John Barrs
June 15th, 2014, 09:03 AM
This was a round where I failed to fool you all with what I thought was a
Barrs type definition that was real - ah well! it was the last one, the
Mauritian monetary unit which gained me a D4
Tim Lodge scored 6 and is our next dealer The real winner is Shani Naylor
with 5 points
Over to you Tim
JohnnyB
1. lead poisoning...
Voted for by MorganM, AbellT, LodgeT [From Guerri Stevens who voted for 3
and 10] and scores [3 + 0] = 3
2. _ Haitian Creole_ malevolence; evil...
Voted for by WeltzD, BourneT, GrahamS, MallachE [From Tim Lodge who voted
for 1 and 18*] and scores [4 + 2] = 6*
3. disease of vines where they grow no fruit...
Voted for by NaylorS, StevensG [From Judy Madnick who voted for 7 and 8]
and scores [2 + 0] = 2
4. Maori word for a path made by frequent use...
Voted for by nobody [From Keith Hale who voted for 17 and 6] and scores [0
+ 0] = 0
5. [Kumeyaay] a normally dry watercourse; arroy...
Voted for by SchultzD [From Tony Abell who voted for 1 and 14] and scores
[1 + 0 + 1DP] = 2
(the DP because I missed a letter of Tony's definition)
6. a position of stalemate in the game of awari...
Voted for by HaleK [From Glen Boswell who did not vote ] and scores [1 + 0]
= 1
7. a Nigerian fruit, generally eaten while unripe...
Voted for by MadnickJ [From Dave Cunningham who voted for 12 and 18*] and
scores [1 + 2] = 3*
8. a type of squash grown and eaten in southern Africa...
Voted for by MadnickJ [From Chuck Emery who did not vote ] and scores [1 +
0] = 1
9. fortune-telling using the entrails of a bird (Haiti)...
Voted for by GrahamS, MallachE [From Tim Bourne who voted for 2 and 16] and
scores [2 + 0] = 2
10. the negotiated price for the sale of a herd of cattle. [Taureg]...
Voted for by StevensG, SchultzD [From Nancy Shepherdson who voted for 15
and 16] and scores [2 + 0] = 2
11. a Brazilian dish consisting of pork, manioc, beans and pineapple...
Voted for by nobody [From Steve Graham who voted for 2 and 9] and scores [0
+ 0] = 0
12. the cape or cloak traditionally worn by tribal monarchs of western
Africa...
Voted for by CunninghamD [From Dodi Schultz who voted for 5 and 10] and
scores [1 + 0] = 1
13. in East Africa, a handwoven rug with a thick pile and colorful abstract
designs...
Voted for by nobody [From Chris Carson who did not vote ] and scores [0 +
0] = 0
14. in certain West African tribes, a gesture of the head indicating
ambiguity or uncertainty...
Voted for by AbellT [From Mike Shefler who voted for DQ and ] and scores [1
+ 0] = 1
15. a midwife, in the Sesotho tribal language of Botswana, Namibia, South
Africa, Zambia, etc....
Voted for by ShepherdsonN [From Dick Weltz who voted for 2 and 18*] and
scores [1 + 2] = 3*
16. W. Afr. In folklore; a wailing enchantress who practises sorcery and
mysterious rites, and preys on newborn children...
Voted for by BourneT, MorganM, ShepherdsonN [From Shani Naylor who voted
for 3 and 18*] and scores [3 + 2] = 5*
17. quartz crystals from the ancient plateau Chapada dos Veadeiros in
Brazil, having an estimated age of 1.8 billion years...
Voted for by HaleK [From Millie Morgan who voted for 1 and 16] and scores
[1 + 0] = 1
18. the principal monetary unit in Mauritania, equivalent to 5 francs of
the West African Monetary Union; (also) a note or coin of this value.[the
ouguiya replaced the French franc in 1973, and was initially (1973-4)
divided into 5 khoum]
Voted for by WeltzD, CunninghamD, NaylorS, LodgeT [From OED Online 2014
can't vote] and scores [4 + 0] = D4
##. -- No Def Submitted --...
[From Efrem Mallach who voted for 2 and 9] and scores [0 + 0] = 0
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Barrs type definition that was real - ah well! it was the last one, the
Mauritian monetary unit which gained me a D4
Tim Lodge scored 6 and is our next dealer The real winner is Shani Naylor
with 5 points
Over to you Tim
JohnnyB
1. lead poisoning...
Voted for by MorganM, AbellT, LodgeT [From Guerri Stevens who voted for 3
and 10] and scores [3 + 0] = 3
2. _ Haitian Creole_ malevolence; evil...
Voted for by WeltzD, BourneT, GrahamS, MallachE [From Tim Lodge who voted
for 1 and 18*] and scores [4 + 2] = 6*
3. disease of vines where they grow no fruit...
Voted for by NaylorS, StevensG [From Judy Madnick who voted for 7 and 8]
and scores [2 + 0] = 2
4. Maori word for a path made by frequent use...
Voted for by nobody [From Keith Hale who voted for 17 and 6] and scores [0
+ 0] = 0
5. [Kumeyaay] a normally dry watercourse; arroy...
Voted for by SchultzD [From Tony Abell who voted for 1 and 14] and scores
[1 + 0 + 1DP] = 2
(the DP because I missed a letter of Tony's definition)
6. a position of stalemate in the game of awari...
Voted for by HaleK [From Glen Boswell who did not vote ] and scores [1 + 0]
= 1
7. a Nigerian fruit, generally eaten while unripe...
Voted for by MadnickJ [From Dave Cunningham who voted for 12 and 18*] and
scores [1 + 2] = 3*
8. a type of squash grown and eaten in southern Africa...
Voted for by MadnickJ [From Chuck Emery who did not vote ] and scores [1 +
0] = 1
9. fortune-telling using the entrails of a bird (Haiti)...
Voted for by GrahamS, MallachE [From Tim Bourne who voted for 2 and 16] and
scores [2 + 0] = 2
10. the negotiated price for the sale of a herd of cattle. [Taureg]...
Voted for by StevensG, SchultzD [From Nancy Shepherdson who voted for 15
and 16] and scores [2 + 0] = 2
11. a Brazilian dish consisting of pork, manioc, beans and pineapple...
Voted for by nobody [From Steve Graham who voted for 2 and 9] and scores [0
+ 0] = 0
12. the cape or cloak traditionally worn by tribal monarchs of western
Africa...
Voted for by CunninghamD [From Dodi Schultz who voted for 5 and 10] and
scores [1 + 0] = 1
13. in East Africa, a handwoven rug with a thick pile and colorful abstract
designs...
Voted for by nobody [From Chris Carson who did not vote ] and scores [0 +
0] = 0
14. in certain West African tribes, a gesture of the head indicating
ambiguity or uncertainty...
Voted for by AbellT [From Mike Shefler who voted for DQ and ] and scores [1
+ 0] = 1
15. a midwife, in the Sesotho tribal language of Botswana, Namibia, South
Africa, Zambia, etc....
Voted for by ShepherdsonN [From Dick Weltz who voted for 2 and 18*] and
scores [1 + 2] = 3*
16. W. Afr. In folklore; a wailing enchantress who practises sorcery and
mysterious rites, and preys on newborn children...
Voted for by BourneT, MorganM, ShepherdsonN [From Shani Naylor who voted
for 3 and 18*] and scores [3 + 2] = 5*
17. quartz crystals from the ancient plateau Chapada dos Veadeiros in
Brazil, having an estimated age of 1.8 billion years...
Voted for by HaleK [From Millie Morgan who voted for 1 and 16] and scores
[1 + 0] = 1
18. the principal monetary unit in Mauritania, equivalent to 5 francs of
the West African Monetary Union; (also) a note or coin of this value.[the
ouguiya replaced the French franc in 1973, and was initially (1973-4)
divided into 5 khoum]
Voted for by WeltzD, CunninghamD, NaylorS, LodgeT [From OED Online 2014
can't vote] and scores [4 + 0] = D4
##. -- No Def Submitted --...
[From Efrem Mallach who voted for 2 and 9] and scores [0 + 0] = 0
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