Jim Hart
September 11th, 2015, 05:56 PM
No fewer than 7 players followed the path through the forest blazed by
our illustrious scorekeeper Mike Shefler who takes line honours. Close
behind him on the path was Paul Keating bearing a twig of witch-hazel
with which he divined 6 votes. Early in the voting period Mike warned me
he's unable to deal the next round so that responsibility now falls to Paul.
The sash for 'real' winner then goes to Tim Lodge whose extended watery
definition picked up 4 votes, possibly helped by its circumflex.
The dealer's wythe is the brick partition wall, sadly not filled with
rubble. Dan Widdis was the only guesser. Johnny B sent me three other
known definitions plus one for publication that was based on what he
thought was an obscure meaning. Not obscure enough for Chambers'
Technical Dictionary however, so they were combined. (Coincidentally in
my previous deal I combined the real def.)
1. [obs] toward
- from Tony Abell who voted 9 and 19. Score = 1
2. a river delta.
- from Guerri Stevens who voted 10 and 16. Score = 0
3. _Obs._ with. [ME]
- from Dodi Schultz who voted 6 and 7. Score = 1
4. _obs_ The colour white.
- from Steve Graham who voted 6 and 11. Score = 2
5. hard resin used in making varnish
- from Judy Madnick who voted 7 and 10. Score = 1
6. bony; starved in appearance. [obs.]
- from Nancy Shepherdson: n.v. Score = 4
7. the land within the bounds of a manor.
- from Tim Bourne who voted 6 and 10. Score = 2
8. Unsociable or shy and socially awkward.
- from Chris Carson who voted 10 and 11. Score = 0
9. A sort of chisel, chiefly used by coopers.
- from Dave Cunningham who voted 4 and 19. Score = 1
10. a narrow pathway or trail through a forest.
- from Mike Shefler who voted 4 and 11. Score = 7!!!!!!!
11. A wand or twig of witch-hazel; a divining rod
- from Paul Keating who voted 10 and 19. Score = 6
12. old ropes untwisted for caulking the seams of ships
- from Dan Widdis who voted 11 and 13*. Score = 2 + 2* = 4
13. the partition wall between adjacent flues in a chimney stack
- from Chambers Technical Dictionary: D1
- from JohnnyB (DQ): n.v. Score = 1
14. (Scot.) Insomnia attributed to changes in the length of daylight.
- from Shani Naylor who voted 6 and 12. Score = 0
15. A mythical animal usually represented as a 2-legged winged creature
resembling a dragon
- from Hugo Kornelis who voted 5 and 10. Score = 1
16. a kind of ivy commonly seen growing on the walls of churches and
rectories in northern England
- from Dick Weltz who voted 10 and 19. Score = 1
17. a rare switchgrass with maroon colored foliage and yellow flower
spikes - now found mostly in the Arctic Circle
- from Keith Hale who voted 12 and 1. Score = 0
18. a segment of the rim of a wooden wheel into which the outer ends of
the spokes are inserted, and onto which a metal tire is shrunk.
- from Efrem Mallach who voted 11 and 15. Score = 0
19. 1. the land bordering on water, a bank, shore. 2. a landing-stage,
wharf; esp. a waterside depôt for coals brought from the collieries for
shipment, furnished with staging and shoots for loading vessels.
- from Tim Lodge who voted 3 and 11. Score = 4
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our illustrious scorekeeper Mike Shefler who takes line honours. Close
behind him on the path was Paul Keating bearing a twig of witch-hazel
with which he divined 6 votes. Early in the voting period Mike warned me
he's unable to deal the next round so that responsibility now falls to Paul.
The sash for 'real' winner then goes to Tim Lodge whose extended watery
definition picked up 4 votes, possibly helped by its circumflex.
The dealer's wythe is the brick partition wall, sadly not filled with
rubble. Dan Widdis was the only guesser. Johnny B sent me three other
known definitions plus one for publication that was based on what he
thought was an obscure meaning. Not obscure enough for Chambers'
Technical Dictionary however, so they were combined. (Coincidentally in
my previous deal I combined the real def.)
1. [obs] toward
- from Tony Abell who voted 9 and 19. Score = 1
2. a river delta.
- from Guerri Stevens who voted 10 and 16. Score = 0
3. _Obs._ with. [ME]
- from Dodi Schultz who voted 6 and 7. Score = 1
4. _obs_ The colour white.
- from Steve Graham who voted 6 and 11. Score = 2
5. hard resin used in making varnish
- from Judy Madnick who voted 7 and 10. Score = 1
6. bony; starved in appearance. [obs.]
- from Nancy Shepherdson: n.v. Score = 4
7. the land within the bounds of a manor.
- from Tim Bourne who voted 6 and 10. Score = 2
8. Unsociable or shy and socially awkward.
- from Chris Carson who voted 10 and 11. Score = 0
9. A sort of chisel, chiefly used by coopers.
- from Dave Cunningham who voted 4 and 19. Score = 1
10. a narrow pathway or trail through a forest.
- from Mike Shefler who voted 4 and 11. Score = 7!!!!!!!
11. A wand or twig of witch-hazel; a divining rod
- from Paul Keating who voted 10 and 19. Score = 6
12. old ropes untwisted for caulking the seams of ships
- from Dan Widdis who voted 11 and 13*. Score = 2 + 2* = 4
13. the partition wall between adjacent flues in a chimney stack
- from Chambers Technical Dictionary: D1
- from JohnnyB (DQ): n.v. Score = 1
14. (Scot.) Insomnia attributed to changes in the length of daylight.
- from Shani Naylor who voted 6 and 12. Score = 0
15. A mythical animal usually represented as a 2-legged winged creature
resembling a dragon
- from Hugo Kornelis who voted 5 and 10. Score = 1
16. a kind of ivy commonly seen growing on the walls of churches and
rectories in northern England
- from Dick Weltz who voted 10 and 19. Score = 1
17. a rare switchgrass with maroon colored foliage and yellow flower
spikes - now found mostly in the Arctic Circle
- from Keith Hale who voted 12 and 1. Score = 0
18. a segment of the rim of a wooden wheel into which the outer ends of
the spokes are inserted, and onto which a metal tire is shrunk.
- from Efrem Mallach who voted 11 and 15. Score = 0
19. 1. the land bordering on water, a bank, shore. 2. a landing-stage,
wharf; esp. a waterside depôt for coals brought from the collieries for
shipment, furnished with staging and shoots for loading vessels.
- from Tim Lodge who voted 3 and 11. Score = 4
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