View Full Version : [Dixonary] Round 2577: FERS [Results]
Paul Keating
January 25th, 2015, 03:03 AM
In round 2577, two players earned top spot with 4 points: they were Tim
Lodge and Nancy Shepherdson. Tim leads the rolling scores tally, and so is
Da Winnah.
There were three players in runner-up position with 3 points each: Steve
Graham, Mike Shefler and Daniel Widdis.
The true definition was 9: “Chess. Obs. 1. The piece now known as the
queen. 2. A pawn which has passed to the eighth square.” (OED (1895)
<http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/69497?p=emailAiMG3.prVl0dg&d=69497>), which
two perceptive players guessed. Johnny Barrs was once again a DQ.
1. Obs. Abbreviation for “Freely Electronically Redistributable Software”
which entered general use on the Internet in 1995 after years of low-level
confusion over what exactly to call software written to be passed around
and shared (contending terms including freeware, shareware, and sourceware
were never universally felt to be satisfactory for various subtle reasons).
The first formal conference on freely electronically redistributable
software was held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in February 1996 (sponsored
by the Free Software Foundation). The conference organizers used the FERS
abbreviation heavily in its calls for papers and other literature during
1995. The term was in steady though not common use until 1998 and the
invention of open source, after which it became swiftly obsolete.
Vote from: Weltz
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
2. A breach of etiquette.
No votes
Submitted by: Abell.
3. A category of venomous vipers, of which the best-known is the
Fer-de-Lance.
Vote from: Stevens
Submitted by: Weltz, who scores natural 1.
4. Sc. with pl. concord. The excrement of the red deer.
Votes from: Abell, Cunningham, Graham and Widdis
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 4.
5. Extreme heat.
No votes
Submitted by: Stevens.
6. A feeling of unease or nervousness.
Vote from: Shefler
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 1.
7. Fierce. [OE]
Votes from: Cunningham, Hale, Lodge and Stevens
Submitted by: Shepherdson, who scores natural 4.
8. Law. A legally empowered substitute; attorney-in-fact.
No votes
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.
9. Chess. Obs. 1. The piece now known as the queen. 2. A pawn which has
passed to the eighth square.
Votes from: Schultz and Widdis
Real definition from OED (1895)
10. In heraldry, pointing upwards, or referring to the upper portion of a
coat of arms.
Votes from: Bourne, Madnick and Mallach
Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 3.
11. Regarding; about.
No votes
Submitted by: Hale.
12. A ringed strap tied to leg of falcon or hawk.
Vote from: Mallach
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 1.
13. Round pieces of wood fastened under a horse's hoofs to prevent the
horse sinking in boggy ground.
Votes from: Shefler and Weltz
Submitted by: Naylor, who scores natural 2.
14. A seed head.
Votes from: Abell, Hale and Schultz
Submitted by: Graham, who scores natural 3.
15. A small highly venomous snake of southern Asia.
No votes
Submitted by: Bourne.
16. So-called “grey sable” fur; trapped when the sable is in partial winter
coat.
No votes
Submitted by: Barrs (DQ).
17. Scots. The string by which a sporran hangs.
Votes from: Graham and Madnick
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 2.
18. A traditional Korean hat with a wide brim.
Votes from: Bourne and Lodge
Submitted by: Mallach, who scores natural 2.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Lodge 4 7 & 18 4 4
Shepherdson 7 N/V 4 4
Shefler 10 6 & 13 3 3
Graham 14 4 & 17 3 3
Widdis 1 4 & 9 1 2 3
Cunningham 17 4 & 7 2 2
Naylor 13 N/V 2 2
Mallach 18 10 & 12 2 2
Schultz 8 9 & 14 0 2 2
Madnick 12 10 & 17 1 1
Weltz 3 1 & 13 1 1
Carson 6 N/V 1 1
Barrs 16 DQ 0 0
Bourne 15 10 & 18 0 0
Hale 11 7 & 14 0 0
Stevens 5 3 & 7 0 0
Abell 2 4 & 14 0 0
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France International/Mike Shefler
January 25th, 2015, 08:33 AM
Interesting. When I looked up the word, the first definition that came up (from Webster's 1913 dictionary) was "fierce". Wordnik has the chess def with a reference to "A Middle English form of fierce" from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia.
--Mike
On 1/25/2015 4:03 AM, Paul Keating wrote:
In round 2577, two players earned top spot with 4 points: they were Tim Lodge and Nancy Shepherdson. Tim leads the rolling scores tally, and so is Da Winnah.
There were three players in runner-up position with 3 points each: Steve Graham, Mike Shefler and Daniel Widdis.
The true definition was 9: “Chess. Obs. 1. The piece now known as the queen. 2. A pawn which has passed to the eighth square.” (OED (1895)), which two perceptive players guessed. Johnny Barrs was once again a DQ.
1. Obs. Abbreviation for “Freely Electronically Redistributable Software” which entered general use on the Internet in 1995 after years of low-level confusion over what exactly to call software written to be passed around and shared (contending terms including freeware, shareware, and sourceware were never universally felt to be satisfactory for various subtle reasons). The first formal conference on freely electronically redistributable software was held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in February 1996 (sponsored by the Free Software Foundation). The conference organizers used the FERS abbreviation heavily in its calls for papers and other literature during 1995. The term was in steady though not common use until 1998 and the invention of open source, after which it became swiftly obsolete.
*** Vote from:*** Weltz
*** Submitted by: Widdis, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
2. A breach of etiquette.
*** No votes
*** Submitted by: Abell.
3. A category of venomous vipers, of which the best-known is the Fer-de-Lance.
*** Vote from:*** Stevens
*** Submitted by: Weltz, who scores natural 1.
4. Sc. with pl. concord. The excrement of the red deer.
*** Votes from: **Abell, Cunningham, Graham and Widdis
*** Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 4.
5. Extreme heat.
*** No votes
*** Submitted by: Stevens.
6. A feeling of unease or nervousness.
*** Vote from:*** Shefler
*** Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 1.
7. Fierce. [OE]
*** Votes from: **Cunningham, Hale, Lodge and Stevens
*** Submitted by: Shepherdson, who scores natural 4.
8. Law. A legally empowered substitute; attorney-in-fact.
*** No votes
*** Submitted by: Schultz, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.
9. Chess. Obs. 1. The piece now known as the queen. 2. A *** pawn which has passed to the eighth square.
*** Votes from: **Schultz and Widdis
*** Real definition from OED (1895)
10. In heraldry, pointing upwards, or referring to the upper portion of a coat of arms.
*** Votes from: **Bourne, Madnick and Mallach
*** Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 3.
11. Regarding; about.
*** No votes
*** Submitted by: Hale.
12. A ringed strap tied to leg of falcon or hawk.
*** Vote from:*** Mallach
*** Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 1.
13. Round pieces of wood fastened under a horse's hoofs to prevent the horse sinking in boggy ground.
*** Votes from: **Shefler and Weltz
*** Submitted by: Naylor, who scores natural 2.
14. A seed head.
*** Votes from: **Abell, Hale and Schultz
*** Submitted by: Graham, who scores natural 3.
15. A small highly venomous snake of southern Asia.
*** No votes
*** Submitted by: Bourne.
16. So-called “grey sable” fur; trapped when the sable is in partial winter coat.
*** No votes
*** Submitted by: Barrs (DQ).
17. Scots. The string by which a sporran hangs.
*** Votes from: **Graham and Madnick
*** Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 2.
18. A traditional Korean hat with a wide brim.
*** Votes from: **Bourne and Lodge
*** Submitted by: Mallach, who scores natural 2.
Player ******* *** Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ ******* *** --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Lodge ********** 4*** 7 & 18 *** 4 ************ 4
Shepherdson **** 7 ***** N/V ****4 ************ 4
Shefler ******* 10*** 6 & 13 *** 3 ************ 3
Graham ******** 14*** 4 & 17 *** 3 ************ 3
Widdis ********* 1 ****4 & 9**** 1 *** 2 ****** 3
Cunningham **** 17 *** 4 & 7 *** 2 ************ 2
Naylor ******** 13 ***** N/V *** 2 ************ 2
Mallach ******* 18 **10 & 12 *** 2 ************ 2
Schultz ******** 8 ****9 & 14 ** 0 *** 2 ****** 2
Madnick ******* 12 **10 & 17 *** 1 ************ 1
Weltz ********** 3*** 1 & 13 *** 1 ************ 1
Carson ********* 6 ***** N/V *** 1 ************ 1
Barrs ********* 16 ****DQ *** ** 0 ************ 0
Bourne ******** 15 **10 & 18 *** 0 ************ 0
Hale ********** 11*** 7 & 14 *** 0 ************ 0
Stevens ******** 5 *** 3 & 7 *** 0 ************ 0
Abell ********** 2*** 4 & 14 *** 0 ************ 0
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Dodi Schultz
January 25th, 2015, 08:55 AM
Interesting indeed. I also looked it up after I voted and found that same
definition online (which was the same as Nancy's made-up def #7, which at
that point I concluded was the real def). M-W II, 1934 (I have the big
dead-tree version) says the queen in chess and "obs"; nothing about the
pawn getting across the board.
—Dodi
On 1/25/2015 9:33 AM, Mike Shefler wrote:
> Interesting. When I looked up the word, the first definition that came up
> (from Webster's 1913 dictionary) was "fierce". Wordnik has the chess def
> with a reference to "A Middle English form of fierce" from The Century
> Dictionary and Cyclopedia.
>
> --Mike
>
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Dave Cunningham
January 25th, 2015, 09:48 AM
I also found it labeled OE as well -
https://books.google.com/books?id=YFQtAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA167&lpg=PA167&dq=fers+OE+fierce+%22old+english%22&source=bl&ots=He3nmlNdd2&sig=ac3C8gpA4SzAtIEVAqRThpgmmAw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KRDFVNKGBYWpgwSSnYPoBA&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
Dave
On Sunday, January 25, 2015 at 4:03:37 AM UTC-5, Paul Keating wrote:
> In round 2577, two players earned top spot with 4 points: they were Tim
> Lodge and Nancy Shepherdson. Tim leads the rolling scores tally, and so is
> Da Winnah.
>
> There were three players in runner-up position with 3 points each: Steve
> Graham, Mike Shefler and Daniel Widdis.
>
> The true definition was 9: “Chess. Obs. 1. The piece now known as the
> queen. 2. A pawn which has passed to the eighth square.” (OED (1895)
> <http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/69497?p=emailAiMG3.prVl0dg&d=69497>),
> which two perceptive players guessed. Johnny Barrs was once again a DQ.
>
> 1. Obs. Abbreviation for “Freely Electronically Redistributable Software”
> which entered general use on the Internet in 1995 after years of low-level
> confusion over what exactly to call software written to be passed around
> and shared (contending terms including freeware, shareware, and sourceware
> were never universally felt to be satisfactory for various subtle reasons).
> The first formal conference on freely electronically redistributable
> software was held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in February 1996 (sponsored
> by the Free Software Foundation). The conference organizers used the FERS
> abbreviation heavily in its calls for papers and other literature during
> 1995. The term was in steady though not common use until 1998 and the
> invention of open source, after which it became swiftly obsolete.
>
> Vote from: Weltz
>
> Submitted by: Widdis, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
>
> 2. A breach of etiquette.
>
> No votes
>
> Submitted by: Abell.
>
> 3. A category of venomous vipers, of which the best-known is the
> Fer-de-Lance.
>
> Vote from: Stevens
>
> Submitted by: Weltz, who scores natural 1.
>
> 4. Sc. with pl. concord. The excrement of the red deer.
>
> Votes from: Abell, Cunningham, Graham and Widdis
>
> Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 4.
>
> 5. Extreme heat.
>
> No votes
>
> Submitted by: Stevens.
>
> 6. A feeling of unease or nervousness.
>
> Vote from: Shefler
>
> Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 1.
>
> 7. Fierce. [OE]
>
> Votes from: Cunningham, Hale, Lodge and Stevens
>
> Submitted by: Shepherdson, who scores natural 4.
>
> 8. Law. A legally empowered substitute; attorney-in-fact.
>
> No votes
>
> Submitted by: Schultz, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.
>
> 9. Chess. Obs. 1. The piece now known as the queen. 2. A pawn which
> has passed to the eighth square.
>
> Votes from: Schultz and Widdis
>
> Real definition from OED (1895)
>
> 10. In heraldry, pointing upwards, or referring to the upper portion of a
> coat of arms.
>
> Votes from: Bourne, Madnick and Mallach
>
> Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 3.
>
> 11. Regarding; about.
>
> No votes
>
> Submitted by: Hale.
>
> 12. A ringed strap tied to leg of falcon or hawk.
>
> Vote from: Mallach
>
> Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 1.
>
> 13. Round pieces of wood fastened under a horse's hoofs to prevent the
> horse sinking in boggy ground.
>
> Votes from: Shefler and Weltz
>
> Submitted by: Naylor, who scores natural 2.
>
> 14. A seed head.
>
> Votes from: Abell, Hale and Schultz
>
> Submitted by: Graham, who scores natural 3.
>
> 15. A small highly venomous snake of southern Asia.
>
> No votes
>
> Submitted by: Bourne.
>
> 16. So-called “grey sable” fur; trapped when the sable is in partial
> winter coat.
>
> No votes
>
> Submitted by: Barrs (DQ).
>
> 17. Scots. The string by which a sporran hangs.
>
> Votes from: Graham and Madnick
>
> Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 2.
>
> 18. A traditional Korean hat with a wide brim.
>
> Votes from: Bourne and Lodge
>
> Submitted by: Mallach, who scores natural 2.
>
> Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
>
> ------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
>
> Lodge 4 7 & 18 4
> ...
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Paul Keating
January 25th, 2015, 12:56 PM
The OED gives that as a 16th-century spelling of fierce, but not as a
catchword: http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/69972?p=emailAifIovT3Llnu2&d=69972
On 25 Jan 2015 15:33, "France International/Mike Shefler" <
stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote:
> Interesting. When I looked up the word, the first definition that came up
> (from Webster's 1913 dictionary) was "fierce". Wordnik has the chess def
> with a reference to "A Middle English form of fierce" from The Century
> Dictionary and Cyclopedia.
>
> --Mike
>
> On 1/25/2015 4:03 AM, Paul Keating wrote:
>
> In round 2577, two players earned top spot with 4 points: they were Tim
> Lodge and Nancy Shepherdson. Tim leads the rolling scores tally, and so is
> Da Winnah.
>
> There were three players in runner-up position with 3 points each: Steve
> Graham, Mike Shefler and Daniel Widdis.
>
> The true definition was 9: “Chess. Obs. 1. The piece now known as the
> queen. 2. A pawn which has passed to the eighth square.” (OED (1895)
> <http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/69497?p=emailAiMG3.prVl0dg&d=69497>),
> which two perceptive players guessed. Johnny Barrs was once again a DQ.
>
> 1. Obs. Abbreviation for “Freely Electronically Redistributable Software”
> which entered general use on the Internet in 1995 after years of low-level
> confusion over what exactly to call software written to be passed around
> and shared (contending terms including freeware, shareware, and sourceware
> were never universally felt to be satisfactory for various subtle reasons).
> The first formal conference on freely electronically redistributable
> software was held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in February 1996 (sponsored
> by the Free Software Foundation). The conference organizers used the FERS
> abbreviation heavily in its calls for papers and other literature during
> 1995. The term was in steady though not common use until 1998 and the
> invention of open source, after which it became swiftly obsolete.
>
> Vote from: Weltz
>
> Submitted by: Widdis, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
>
> 2. A breach of etiquette.
>
> No votes
>
> Submitted by: Abell.
>
> 3. A category of venomous vipers, of which the best-known is the
> Fer-de-Lance.
>
> Vote from: Stevens
>
> Submitted by: Weltz, who scores natural 1.
>
> 4. Sc. with pl. concord. The excrement of the red deer.
>
> Votes from: Abell, Cunningham, Graham and Widdis
>
> Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 4.
>
> 5. Extreme heat.
>
> No votes
>
> Submitted by: Stevens.
>
> 6. A feeling of unease or nervousness.
>
> Vote from: Shefler
>
> Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 1.
>
> 7. Fierce. [OE]
>
> Votes from: Cunningham, Hale, Lodge and Stevens
>
> Submitted by: Shepherdson, who scores natural 4.
>
> 8. Law. A legally empowered substitute; attorney-in-fact.
>
> No votes
>
> Submitted by: Schultz, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.
>
> 9. Chess. Obs. 1. The piece now known as the queen. 2. A pawn which
> has passed to the eighth square.
>
> Votes from: Schultz and Widdis
>
> Real definition from OED (1895)
>
> 10. In heraldry, pointing upwards, or referring to the upper portion of a
> coat of arms.
>
> Votes from: Bourne, Madnick and Mallach
>
> Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 3.
>
> 11. Regarding; about.
>
> No votes
>
> Submitted by: Hale.
>
> 12. A ringed strap tied to leg of falcon or hawk.
>
> Vote from: Mallach
>
> Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 1.
>
> 13. Round pieces of wood fastened under a horse's hoofs to prevent the
> horse sinking in boggy ground.
>
> Votes from: Shefler and Weltz
>
> Submitted by: Naylor, who scores natural 2.
>
> 14. A seed head.
>
> Votes from: Abell, Hale and Schultz
>
> Submitted by: Graham, who scores natural 3.
>
> 15. A small highly venomous snake of southern Asia.
>
> No votes
>
> Submitted by: Bourne.
>
> 16. So-called “grey sable” fur; trapped when the sable is in partial
> winter coat.
>
> No votes
>
> Submitted by: Barrs (DQ).
>
> 17. Scots. The string by which a sporran hangs.
>
> Votes from: Graham and Madnick
>
> Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 2.
>
> 18. A traditional Korean hat with a wide brim.
>
> Votes from: Bourne and Lodge
>
> Submitted by: Mallach, who scores natural 2.
>
> Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
>
> ------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
>
> Lodge 4 7 & 18 4 4
>
> Shepherdson 7 N/V 4 4
>
> Shefler 10 6 & 13 3 3
>
> Graham 14 4 & 17 3 3
>
> Widdis 1 4 & 9 1 2 3
>
> Cunningham 17 4 & 7 2 2
>
> Naylor 13 N/V 2 2
>
> Mallach 18 10 & 12 2 2
>
> Schultz 8 9 & 14 0 2 2
>
> Madnick 12 10 & 17 1 1
>
> Weltz 3 1 & 13 1 1
>
> Carson 6 N/V 1 1
>
> Barrs 16 DQ 0 0
>
> Bourne 15 10 & 18 0 0
>
> Hale 11 7 & 14 0 0
>
> Stevens 5 3 & 7 0 0
> Abell 2 4 & 14 0 0
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