Tony Abell
November 11th, 2014, 07:52 AM
Two players ended up with 5 points, John Barrs and Chris Carson, but the
latter's points are all natural, making him the next dealer. Only John and
Tim Bourne sussed that ausform refers to steel refining (apparently the "aus"
comes from the surname Austen).
Take it away, Chris!
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1. Pear-shaped.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Tim Lodge, who voted 3 and 14, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
2. _Archit._ Incorporating openings to the exterior.
Voted for by Millie Morgan, Tim Bourne, Jim Hart, Judy Madnick
SOURCE: Dodi Schultz, who voted 11 and 15, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
3. A non-standard English punctuation mark that is a combination of question
mark and ampersand. Used to express ambiguity.
Voted for by Tim Lodge
SOURCE: Shani Naylor, who voted 7 and 19, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
4. To subject (steel) to deformation and then to quenching and tempering in
order to increase the strength, ductility, and resistance to fatigue
failure.
Voted for by Tim Bourne, John Barrs
SOURCE: Merriam-Webster's Unabridged, which cannot vote, and scores D2
5. [Med. Obs.] An ear-trumpet; an early form of stethoscope.
Voted for by Mike Shefler, Dan Widdis
SOURCE: John Barrs, who voted *4* and 6, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
6. A nutritional deficiency disease of bone causing softening and bending; can
also refer to the condition of the bones themselves.
Voted for by John Barrs
SOURCE: Nancy Shepherdson, who voted 13 and 14, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
7. A rationing certificate based on demonstration of need, that entitled the
holder to purchase certain products, such as tires, cars, stoves,
typewriters, etc.
Voted for by Shani Naylor
SOURCE: Millie Morgan, who voted 2 and 15, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
8. To undo; cancel; nullify.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Efrem Mallach, who voted 11 and 12, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
9. Rough; uneven.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Dan Widdis, who voted 5 and 14, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
10. _Br. sl._ (of a student) Expelled from classes (_faux-German_).
Voted for by Keith Hale, Steve Graham, Guerri Stevens
SOURCE: Dave Cunningham, who voted 11 and 16, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
11. A variant form of a word or morpheme, often one whose formation or
development is obscure or unexpected.
Voted for by Rose Knoblauch, Dodi Schultz, Efrem Mallach, Dick Weltz, Dave
Cunningham
SOURCE: Chris Carson, who didn't vote, and scores 5 + 0 = 5
12. A bar from which a series of bells may be hung, such that they can be rung
individually or in unison.
Voted for by Efrem Mallach
SOURCE: Mike Shefler, who voted 5 and 19, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
13. (geol.) A rock layer formed by igneous extrusion.
Voted for by Dick Weltz, Nancy Shepherdson
SOURCE: Jim Hart, who voted 2 and 14, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
14. A shape that is topologically equivalent to another usu. ideal or canonical
shape <a teacup and a bicycle tire are both ausforms of the torus> [G.].
Voted for by Dan Widdis, Jim Hart, Tim Lodge, Paul Keating, Nancy
Shepherdson
SOURCE: Paul Keating, who voted 14 and 16, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
15. A style of pitched roof in which all four sides slope towards a central
ridge.
Voted for by Millie Morgan, Dodi Schultz, Judy Madnick
SOURCE: Tim Bourne, who voted 2 and *4*, and scores 3 + 2 = 5*
16. [Ger.] The final year of secondary education.
Voted for by Dave Cunningham, Paul Keating
SOURCE: Dick Weltz, who voted 11 and 13, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
17. A heavy burden.
Voted for by Steve Graham
SOURCE: Guerri Stevens, who voted 10 and 19, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
18. Humus layer formed by slow decomposition in acidic soil.
Voted for by Keith Hale, Rose Knoblauch
SOURCE: Judy Madnick, who voted 2 and 15, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
19. South-facing; lucky or fortunate.
Voted for by Mike Shefler, Shani Naylor, Guerri Stevens
SOURCE: Keith Hale, who voted 10 and 18, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
No definition submitted
Rose Knoblauch, who voted 11 and 18, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
No definition submitted
Steve Graham, who voted 10 and 17, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
SUMMARY
Player Def# Voted for Points, N+U=T
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Barrs ........................ 5 *4* & 6 2 + 2 = 4
Bourne ....................... 15 2 & *4* 3 + 2 = 5
Carson ....................... 11 N/V 5 + 0 = 5
Cunningham ................... 10 11 & 16 3 + 0 = 3
Graham ....................... 10 & 17 0 + 0 = 0
Hale ......................... 19 10 & 18 3 + 0 = 3
Hart ......................... 13 2 & 14 2 + 0 = 2
Keating ...................... 14 14 & 16 4 + 0 = 4
Knoblauch .................... 11 & 18 0 + 0 = 0
Lodge ........................ 1 3 & 14 0 + 0 = 0
M-W Unabridged ............... 4 N/A D2
Madnick ...................... 18 2 & 15 2 + 0 = 2
Mallach ...................... 8 11 & 12 0 + 0 = 0
Morgan ....................... 7 2 & 15 1 + 0 = 1
Naylor ....................... 3 7 & 19 1 + 0 = 1
Schultz ...................... 2 11 & 15 4 + 0 = 4
Shefler ...................... 12 5 & 19 1 + 0 = 1
Shepherdson .................. 6 13 & 14 1 + 0 = 1
Stevens ...................... 17 10 & 19 1 + 0 = 1
Weltz ........................ 16 11 & 13 2 + 0 = 2
Widdis ....................... 9 5 & 14 0 + 0 = 0
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latter's points are all natural, making him the next dealer. Only John and
Tim Bourne sussed that ausform refers to steel refining (apparently the "aus"
comes from the surname Austen).
Take it away, Chris!
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1. Pear-shaped.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Tim Lodge, who voted 3 and 14, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
2. _Archit._ Incorporating openings to the exterior.
Voted for by Millie Morgan, Tim Bourne, Jim Hart, Judy Madnick
SOURCE: Dodi Schultz, who voted 11 and 15, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
3. A non-standard English punctuation mark that is a combination of question
mark and ampersand. Used to express ambiguity.
Voted for by Tim Lodge
SOURCE: Shani Naylor, who voted 7 and 19, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
4. To subject (steel) to deformation and then to quenching and tempering in
order to increase the strength, ductility, and resistance to fatigue
failure.
Voted for by Tim Bourne, John Barrs
SOURCE: Merriam-Webster's Unabridged, which cannot vote, and scores D2
5. [Med. Obs.] An ear-trumpet; an early form of stethoscope.
Voted for by Mike Shefler, Dan Widdis
SOURCE: John Barrs, who voted *4* and 6, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
6. A nutritional deficiency disease of bone causing softening and bending; can
also refer to the condition of the bones themselves.
Voted for by John Barrs
SOURCE: Nancy Shepherdson, who voted 13 and 14, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
7. A rationing certificate based on demonstration of need, that entitled the
holder to purchase certain products, such as tires, cars, stoves,
typewriters, etc.
Voted for by Shani Naylor
SOURCE: Millie Morgan, who voted 2 and 15, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
8. To undo; cancel; nullify.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Efrem Mallach, who voted 11 and 12, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
9. Rough; uneven.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Dan Widdis, who voted 5 and 14, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
10. _Br. sl._ (of a student) Expelled from classes (_faux-German_).
Voted for by Keith Hale, Steve Graham, Guerri Stevens
SOURCE: Dave Cunningham, who voted 11 and 16, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
11. A variant form of a word or morpheme, often one whose formation or
development is obscure or unexpected.
Voted for by Rose Knoblauch, Dodi Schultz, Efrem Mallach, Dick Weltz, Dave
Cunningham
SOURCE: Chris Carson, who didn't vote, and scores 5 + 0 = 5
12. A bar from which a series of bells may be hung, such that they can be rung
individually or in unison.
Voted for by Efrem Mallach
SOURCE: Mike Shefler, who voted 5 and 19, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
13. (geol.) A rock layer formed by igneous extrusion.
Voted for by Dick Weltz, Nancy Shepherdson
SOURCE: Jim Hart, who voted 2 and 14, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
14. A shape that is topologically equivalent to another usu. ideal or canonical
shape <a teacup and a bicycle tire are both ausforms of the torus> [G.].
Voted for by Dan Widdis, Jim Hart, Tim Lodge, Paul Keating, Nancy
Shepherdson
SOURCE: Paul Keating, who voted 14 and 16, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
15. A style of pitched roof in which all four sides slope towards a central
ridge.
Voted for by Millie Morgan, Dodi Schultz, Judy Madnick
SOURCE: Tim Bourne, who voted 2 and *4*, and scores 3 + 2 = 5*
16. [Ger.] The final year of secondary education.
Voted for by Dave Cunningham, Paul Keating
SOURCE: Dick Weltz, who voted 11 and 13, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
17. A heavy burden.
Voted for by Steve Graham
SOURCE: Guerri Stevens, who voted 10 and 19, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
18. Humus layer formed by slow decomposition in acidic soil.
Voted for by Keith Hale, Rose Knoblauch
SOURCE: Judy Madnick, who voted 2 and 15, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
19. South-facing; lucky or fortunate.
Voted for by Mike Shefler, Shani Naylor, Guerri Stevens
SOURCE: Keith Hale, who voted 10 and 18, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
No definition submitted
Rose Knoblauch, who voted 11 and 18, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
No definition submitted
Steve Graham, who voted 10 and 17, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
SUMMARY
Player Def# Voted for Points, N+U=T
------------------------------ ---- ----------- ---------------
Barrs ........................ 5 *4* & 6 2 + 2 = 4
Bourne ....................... 15 2 & *4* 3 + 2 = 5
Carson ....................... 11 N/V 5 + 0 = 5
Cunningham ................... 10 11 & 16 3 + 0 = 3
Graham ....................... 10 & 17 0 + 0 = 0
Hale ......................... 19 10 & 18 3 + 0 = 3
Hart ......................... 13 2 & 14 2 + 0 = 2
Keating ...................... 14 14 & 16 4 + 0 = 4
Knoblauch .................... 11 & 18 0 + 0 = 0
Lodge ........................ 1 3 & 14 0 + 0 = 0
M-W Unabridged ............... 4 N/A D2
Madnick ...................... 18 2 & 15 2 + 0 = 2
Mallach ...................... 8 11 & 12 0 + 0 = 0
Morgan ....................... 7 2 & 15 1 + 0 = 1
Naylor ....................... 3 7 & 19 1 + 0 = 1
Schultz ...................... 2 11 & 15 4 + 0 = 4
Shefler ...................... 12 5 & 19 1 + 0 = 1
Shepherdson .................. 6 13 & 14 1 + 0 = 1
Stevens ...................... 17 10 & 19 1 + 0 = 1
Weltz ........................ 16 11 & 13 2 + 0 = 2
Widdis ....................... 9 5 & 14 0 + 0 = 0
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