Paul Keating
August 20th, 2014, 11:28 AM
The winner of round 2535 is Dave Cunningham, whose definition “ch. York.
Capable of being used as bait (angling); handsome (of a person); toothsome
(of food)” earned a natural 8.
There were two players in coveted second place with 5 points each: Millie
Morgan and Dick Weltz.
The true definition was 17: “Of pasture-land: Good for the sustenance of
flocks and herds; feeding, fattening; fertile in pasture”, an
uncharacteristically expansive definition from the OED
<http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/16207?p=emailAujmOWYCk16N2&d=16207> (which
defines it via a cross-reference
<http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/16211?p=emailAuMQU4B03FG7Y&d=16211>). The
expansiveness may relate to its early date: 1885. I think the sheer size of
the projected dictionary had still not quite sunk in. Two perceptive
players guessed it.
1. A small circle of bacterial DNA that can replicate independently within
the cell, or can be integrated into a host.
Votes from: Carson, Lodge and Schultz
Submitted by: Morgan, who scores 3 + 2, total 5.
2. ch. York. Capable of being used as bait (angling); handsome (of a
person); toothsome (of food).
Votes from: Abell, Carson, Lodge, Madnick, Mallach, Naylor, Schultz and
Weltz
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 8.
3. A metal that can be cold worked by hammering [see beatsome].
Vote from: Widdis
Submitted by: Barrs (DQ), who scores natural 1.
4. A carnivorous mongoose-like mammal of Madagascar.
Vote from: Graham
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 1.
5. Coquettish; with feigned innocence or naivety.
Votes from: Bourne and Hale
Submitted by: Hart, who scores 2 + 2, total 4.
6. Obs. Annoying; embarrassing.
Votes from: Morgan and Shefler
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 2.
7. Muscular, strong-looking.
Vote from: Stevens
Submitted by: Naylor, who scores natural 1.
8. Harmful or dangerous.
Vote from: Weltz
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 1.
9. Padded; quilted.
No votes
Submitted by: Mallach.
10. Attractive; handsome.
Vote from: Cunningham
Submitted by: Bourne, who scores natural 1.
11. An oval-shaped cigar.
No votes
Submitted by: Stevens.
12. Having established integrity.
Vote from: Stevens
Submitted by: Hale, who scores natural 1.
13. Exuding a foul or disagreeable odor.
Votes from: Bourne, Graham, Hart and Mallach
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 4.
14. Weights dropped from a balloon to increase lift.
No votes
Submitted by: Shefler.
15. Colloq. To sit closely wedged between two persons.
Vote from: Shefler
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores natural 1.
16. A fabric woven with a thread count twice as great for the woof as for
the warp.
Votes from: Abell, Hale, Madnick, Naylor and Widdis
Submitted by: Weltz, who scores natural 5.
17. Of pasture-land: Good for the sustenance of flocks and herds; feeding,
fattening; fertile in pasture.
Votes from: Hart and Morgan
Real definition from OED (1st ed, 1885)
18. A primitive surgical instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries, used
esp. to remove kidney concretions (“cutting for the stone”)..
Vote from: Cunningham
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 1.
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Capable of being used as bait (angling); handsome (of a person); toothsome
(of food)” earned a natural 8.
There were two players in coveted second place with 5 points each: Millie
Morgan and Dick Weltz.
The true definition was 17: “Of pasture-land: Good for the sustenance of
flocks and herds; feeding, fattening; fertile in pasture”, an
uncharacteristically expansive definition from the OED
<http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/16207?p=emailAujmOWYCk16N2&d=16207> (which
defines it via a cross-reference
<http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/16211?p=emailAuMQU4B03FG7Y&d=16211>). The
expansiveness may relate to its early date: 1885. I think the sheer size of
the projected dictionary had still not quite sunk in. Two perceptive
players guessed it.
1. A small circle of bacterial DNA that can replicate independently within
the cell, or can be integrated into a host.
Votes from: Carson, Lodge and Schultz
Submitted by: Morgan, who scores 3 + 2, total 5.
2. ch. York. Capable of being used as bait (angling); handsome (of a
person); toothsome (of food).
Votes from: Abell, Carson, Lodge, Madnick, Mallach, Naylor, Schultz and
Weltz
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 8.
3. A metal that can be cold worked by hammering [see beatsome].
Vote from: Widdis
Submitted by: Barrs (DQ), who scores natural 1.
4. A carnivorous mongoose-like mammal of Madagascar.
Vote from: Graham
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 1.
5. Coquettish; with feigned innocence or naivety.
Votes from: Bourne and Hale
Submitted by: Hart, who scores 2 + 2, total 4.
6. Obs. Annoying; embarrassing.
Votes from: Morgan and Shefler
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 2.
7. Muscular, strong-looking.
Vote from: Stevens
Submitted by: Naylor, who scores natural 1.
8. Harmful or dangerous.
Vote from: Weltz
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 1.
9. Padded; quilted.
No votes
Submitted by: Mallach.
10. Attractive; handsome.
Vote from: Cunningham
Submitted by: Bourne, who scores natural 1.
11. An oval-shaped cigar.
No votes
Submitted by: Stevens.
12. Having established integrity.
Vote from: Stevens
Submitted by: Hale, who scores natural 1.
13. Exuding a foul or disagreeable odor.
Votes from: Bourne, Graham, Hart and Mallach
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 4.
14. Weights dropped from a balloon to increase lift.
No votes
Submitted by: Shefler.
15. Colloq. To sit closely wedged between two persons.
Vote from: Shefler
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores natural 1.
16. A fabric woven with a thread count twice as great for the woof as for
the warp.
Votes from: Abell, Hale, Madnick, Naylor and Widdis
Submitted by: Weltz, who scores natural 5.
17. Of pasture-land: Good for the sustenance of flocks and herds; feeding,
fattening; fertile in pasture.
Votes from: Hart and Morgan
Real definition from OED (1st ed, 1885)
18. A primitive surgical instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries, used
esp. to remove kidney concretions (“cutting for the stone”)..
Vote from: Cunningham
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 1.
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