[Dixonary] Round 2704, YAGGER—Time to Vote!

[Dodi Schultz]

We have a total of 16 presumed definitions of YAGGER, one of which your dealer found in a dictionary. Please peruse the list below and choose the two you think most likely to be that one; you may vote even if you didn't submit a def, indeed even if you're just now joining the game. Vote via a direct reply to this message—, except that if you now recognize the real definition, you must recuse yourself; in that case, you may not vote, and please notify me by e-mail.

Please cast your votes no later than:

Friday, 29 April , 5 p.m. EDT
which is
4 p.m. CDT
2 p.m. PDT
10 p.m. BST
11 p.m. CEST
and
Saturday, 30 April
7 a.m. AEST
9 a.m. NZST

—Dodi



Â*1. polished granite.

Â*2. _N. Eng._ a huntsman.

Â*3. one who installs thatched roofs.

Â*4. a small camera for filming in sewers.




Â*5. a short line used in rigging a staysail..

Â*6. to talk excessively, noisily, or angrily.

Â*7. [Nynorsk]Â* a hunterÂ* (Ger. _Jaeger_, q.v.).

Â*8. a worshiper of fire; a Zoroastrian; a Parsee.

Â*9. a guide for fixing a pottery mould for plates.

10. [Yid.] someone who is constantly complaining.

11. _Slang_ an item that is unnamed or unnameable.

12. a defensive ditch and bank around a Roman camp.

13. [Yorks. dial.] one who entertains foolish speculations.


14. also _jagger_. [WH Davies "a road which zigz and zagz"]



15. a child's toy marble, made from actual marble or granite.

16. one of a breed of large ponies or small stout horses in Afghanistan, Iran, and adjacent countries [Urdu < Persian] .








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[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go for 3 and 15.


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[Judy Madnick]

How about some "granite" today:

1. polished granite.

15. a child's toy marble, made from actual marble or granite.

Judy Madnick
Albany, NY

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[Tim Lodge]

For no particular reason, 14 and 15, please.

14. also _jagger_. [WH Davies "a road which zigz and zagz"]

15. a child's toy marble, made from actual marble or granite.

-- Tim L

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[Tim B]

2 and 7 have a credible etymology, I think.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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[JohnB]

For utterly no reason #5 and #6 for me please

*JohnnyB*
5. a short line used in rigging a staysail.

6. to talk excessively, noisily, or angrily.

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[—Keith Hale—]

To hunt? Or to stone? These are the questions. Um, 7 & 16, for me.
(No stone upturned, as it turned out.)
-Keith-

On 28 April 2016 at 15:54, JohnB <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> wrote:
> For utterly no reason #5 and #6 for me please
>
> JohnnyB
> 5. a short line used in rigging a staysail.
>
> 6. to talk excessively, noisily, or angrily.
>
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[Dodi Schultz]

This is weird. I've just found a single piece of mail from Dixonary in my
in-box with votes from two different players —at two different times! Can
any of you technowhizzes explain that?

——Dealer Dodi




On 4/28/2016 6:21 PM, —Keith Hale— wrote:
> To hunt? Or to stone? These are the questions. Um, 7 & 16, for me.
> (No stone upturned, as it turned out.)
> -Keith-
>
> On 28 April 2016 at 15:54, JohnB<johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> wrote:
>> For utterly no reason #5 and #6 for me please
>>
>> JohnnyB
>> 5. a short line used in rigging a staysail.
>>
>> 6. to talk excessively, noisily, or angrily.
>>
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[Efrem Mallach]

Keith voted by reply to John’s message, quoting it.

Efrem

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> On Apr 28, 2016, at 8:21 PM, Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:
>
> This is weird. I've just found a single piece of mail from Dixonary in my in-box with votes from two different players —at two different times! Can any of you technowhizzes explain that?
>
> ——Dealer Dodi
>
>
>
>
> On 4/28/2016 6:21 PM, —Keith Hale— wrote:
>> To hunt? Or to stone? These are the questions. Um, 7 & 16, for me.
>> (No stone upturned, as it turned out.)
>> -Keith-
>>
>> On 28 April 2016 at 15:54, JohnB<johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> wrote:
>>> For utterly no reason #5 and #6 for me please
>>>
>>> JohnnyB
>>> 5. a short line used in rigging a staysail.
>>>
>>> 6. to talk excessively, noisily, or angrily.

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[Daniel Widdis]

I believe 6 and am amused by 14


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[Dodi Schultz]

But John's message didn't include all of the defs, and Keith chose
different ones than John did.



On 4/28/2016 8:29 PM, Efrem Mallach wrote:
> Keith voted by reply to John’s message, quoting it.
>
> Efrem
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>> On Apr 28, 2016, at 8:21 PM, Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:
>>
>> This is weird. I've just found a single piece of mail from Dixonary in my in-box with votes from two different players —at two different times! Can any of you technowhizzes explain that?
>>
>> ——Dealer Dodi
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4/28/2016 6:21 PM, —Keith Hale— wrote:
>>> To hunt? Or to stone? These are the questions. Um, 7 & 16, for me.
>>> (No stone upturned, as it turned out.)
>>> -Keith-
>>>
>>> On 28 April 2016 at 15:54, JohnB<johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> wrote:
>>>> For utterly no reason #5 and #6 for me please
>>>>
>>>> JohnnyB
>>>> 5. a short line used in rigging a staysail.
>>>>
>>>> 6. to talk excessively, noisily, or angrily.

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[Efrem Mallach]

The content of his vote wasn’t based on John’s message. He just sent the message to the group through the mechanism of replying to John’s. In many e-mail programs, a reply defaults to quoting the original message.

Efrem

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> On Apr 28, 2016, at 8:46 PM, Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:
>
> But John's message didn't include all of the defs, and Keith chose different ones than John did.
>
>
>
> On 4/28/2016 8:29 PM, Efrem Mallach wrote:
>> Keith voted by reply to John’s message, quoting it.
>>
>> Efrem
>>
>> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>>> On Apr 28, 2016, at 8:21 PM, Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:
>>>
>>> This is weird. I've just found a single piece of mail from Dixonary in my in-box with votes from two different players —at two different times! Can any of you technowhizzes explain that?
>>>
>>> ——Dealer Dodi
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 4/28/2016 6:21 PM, —Keith Hale— wrote:
>>>> To hunt? Or to stone? These are the questions. Um, 7 & 16, for me.
>>>> (No stone upturned, as it turned out.)
>>>> -Keith-
>>>>
>>>> On 28 April 2016 at 15:54, JohnB<johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> wrote:
>>>>> For utterly no reason #5 and #6 for me please
>>>>>
>>>>> JohnnyB
>>>>> 5. a short line used in rigging a staysail.
>>>>>
>>>>> 6. to talk excessively, noisily, or angrily.
>
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[Steve Graham]

5 and 9 please



Steve Graham

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

Ralph Waldo Emerson



5. a short line used in rigging a staysail.

9. a guide for fixing a pottery mould for plates.




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[Dodi Schultz]

That meant he had to open two different messages: The one from me, with the full list of defs, and then the one from John, with John's votes. Why might one do that instead of replying to mine?

—Dodi


=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


On 4/28/2016 8:49 PM, Efrem Mallach wrote:




The content of his vote wasn’t based on John’s message. He just sent the message to the group through the mechanism of replying to John’s. In many e-mail programs, a reply defaults to quoting the original message. Efrem =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=



On Apr 28, 2016, at 8:46 PM, Dodi Schultz &lt;DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net&gt; (mailto:DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net) wrote: But John's message didn't include all of the defs, and Keith chose different ones than John did. On 4/28/2016 8:29 PM, Efrem Mallach wrote:



Keith voted by reply to John’s message, quoting it. Efrem =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=



On Apr 28, 2016, at 8:21 PM, Dodi Schultz &lt;DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net&gt; (mailto:DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net) wrote: This is weird. I've just found a single piece of mail from Dixonary in my in-box with votes from two different players —at two different times! Can any of you technowhizzes explain that? ——Dealer Dodi On 4/28/2016 6:21 PM, —Keith Hale— wrote:



To hunt? Or to stone? These are the questions. Um, 7 &amp; 16, for me. (No stone upturned, as it turned out.) -Keith- On 28 April 2016 at 15:54, JohnB&lt;johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk&gt; (mailto:johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk) wrote:



For utterly no reason #5 and #6 for me please JohnnyB 5. a short line used in rigging a staysail. 6. to talk excessively, noisily, or angrily.






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[—Keith Hale—]

Ah. This i can help with.

I use Gmail. In a browser. Never touched an e-mail program until
devices and apps came on the scene.

Gmail by default groups "threads" of replies to a given e-mail. All
the votes and comments replying to this email, for example, in one
group. I can keep scrolling down and reading them all on one web
page. I have the choice to reply to the original, but if i scan down
and look at other replies first, that little arrow for replying to the
original is many man scrolls of the mouse wheel up, whereas the latest
reply is right there. I _usually_ take time to delete the quoted text
(although this is the first time i can remember it mattering). I
click the [ ... ] link to reveal the quoted text, and it takes about
45 seconds. I like to be thrifty with bandwidth and storage, so it is
a habit.

Another great aspect of Gmail is the "Star" options. I can cycle
through: no star, a yellow star, blue star, green-backed check-mark,
pink-backed exclamation point, and purple-backed question mark (the
way i have my options set). I use the ! to mark when i get a vote,
and the check for correct votes (when i'm able to find it after
voting). When i deal, i mark each bluff with a blue star to mean i
have copied it to the e-mail draft, then a check mark means i have
formatted it correctly, replied to the sender, and it is all ready to
go.

I'll leave this e-mail untrimmed, to see if it provides any further insight.

On 28 April 2016 at 20:01, Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:
> That meant he had to open two different messages: The one from me, with the
> full list of defs, and then the one from John, with John's votes. Why might
> one do that instead of replying to mine?
>
> —Dodi
>
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>
>
>
> On 4/28/2016 8:49 PM, Efrem Mallach wrote:
>
> The content of his vote wasn’t based on John’s message. He just sent the
> message to the group through the mechanism of replying to John’s. In many
> e-mail programs, a reply defaults to quoting the original message.
>
> Efrem
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>
> On Apr 28, 2016, at 8:46 PM, Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:
>
> But John's message didn't include all of the defs, and Keith chose different
> ones than John did.
>
>
>
> On 4/28/2016 8:29 PM, Efrem Mallach wrote:
>
> Keith voted by reply to John’s message, quoting it.
>
> Efrem
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>
> On Apr 28, 2016, at 8:21 PM, Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:
>
> This is weird. I've just found a single piece of mail from Dixonary in my
> in-box with votes from two different players —at two different times! Can
> any of you technowhizzes explain that?
>
> ——Dealer Dodi
>
>
>
>
> On 4/28/2016 6:21 PM, —Keith Hale— wrote:
>
> To hunt? Or to stone? These are the questions. Um, 7 & 16, for me.
> (No stone upturned, as it turned out.)
> -Keith-
>
> On 28 April 2016 at 15:54, JohnB<johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> wrote:
>
> For utterly no reason #5 and #6 for me please
>
> JohnnyB
> 5. a short line used in rigging a staysail.
>
> 6. to talk excessively, noisily, or angrily.
>
>
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[Daniel Widdis]

I use Thunderbird, but with an add-on called "Thunderbird Conversations"
which does precisely the same thing as Gmail's web interface.

I can (and usually do) click on the "reply" button for the message I'm
reading, but there's a "quick reply" box at the bottom which would reply
to the most recent message in the "conversation".


On 4/28/16 6:15 PM, —Keith Hale— wrote:
> Ah. This i can help with.
>
> I use Gmail. In a browser. Never touched an e-mail program until
> devices and apps came on the scene.
>
> Gmail by default groups "threads" of replies to a given e-mail. All
> the votes and comments replying to this email, for example, in one
> group. I can keep scrolling down and reading them all on one web
> page. I have the choice to reply to the original, but if i scan down
> and look at other replies first, that little arrow for replying to the
> original is many man scrolls of the mouse wheel up, whereas the latest
> reply is right there.

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[Dodi Schultz]

OK. I don't really understand quite what you're talking about (and please
don't try to explain further). But OK.

I've played Dixonary by e-mail ever since that's been possible (I've been
to the website only when I wanted to double-check something). I know that
some people play by going to the website, but this is the first time EVER
that I've seen two votes in one message. It was sort of, well, startling.

—Dodi


=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


On 4/28/2016 9:15 PM, —Keith Hale— wrote:
> Ah. This i can help with.
>
> I use Gmail. In a browser. Never touched an e-mail program until
> devices and apps came on the scene.
>
> Gmail by default groups "threads" of replies to a given e-mail. All
> the votes and comments replying to this email, for example, in one
> group. I can keep scrolling down and reading them all on one web
> page. I have the choice to reply to the original, but if i scan down
> and look at other replies first, that little arrow for replying to the
> original is many man scrolls of the mouse wheel up, whereas the latest
> reply is right there. I _usually_ take time to delete the quoted text
> (although this is the first time i can remember it mattering). I
> click the [ ... ] link to reveal the quoted text, and it takes about
> 45 seconds. I like to be thrifty with bandwidth and storage, so it is
> a habit.
>
> Another great aspect of Gmail is the "Star" options. I can cycle
> through: no star, a yellow star, blue star, green-backed check-mark,
> pink-backed exclamation point, and purple-backed question mark (the
> way i have my options set). I use the ! to mark when i get a vote,
> and the check for correct votes (when i'm able to find it after
> voting). When i deal, i mark each bluff with a blue star to mean i
> have copied it to the e-mail draft, then a check mark means i have
> formatted it correctly, replied to the sender, and it is all ready to
> go.
>
> I'll leave this e-mail untrimmed, to see if it provides any further insight.

>
> On 28 April 2016 at 20:01, Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:
>> That meant he had to open two different messages: The one from me, with the
>> full list of defs, and then the one from John, with John's votes. Why might
>> one do that instead of replying to mine?
>>
>> —Dodi
>>
>>
>> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4/28/2016 8:49 PM, Efrem Mallach wrote:
>>
>> The content of his vote wasn’t based on John’s message. He just sent the
>> message to the group through the mechanism of replying to John’s. In many
>> e-mail programs, a reply defaults to quoting the original message.
>>
>> Efrem
>>
>> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>>
>> On Apr 28, 2016, at 8:46 PM, Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:
>>
>> But John's message didn't include all of the defs, and Keith chose different
>> ones than John did.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4/28/2016 8:29 PM, Efrem Mallach wrote:
>>
>> Keith voted by reply to John’s message, quoting it.
>>
>> Efrem
>>
>> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>>
>> On Apr 28, 2016, at 8:21 PM, Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:
>>
>> This is weird. I've just found a single piece of mail from Dixonary in my
>> in-box with votes from two different players —at two different times! Can
>> any of you technowhizzes explain that?
>>
>> ——Dealer Dodi
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4/28/2016 6:21 PM, —Keith Hale— wrote:
>>
>> To hunt? Or to stone? These are the questions. Um, 7 & 16, for me.
>> (No stone upturned, as it turned out.)
>> -Keith-
>>
>> On 28 April 2016 at 15:54, JohnB<johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> For utterly no reason #5 and #6 for me please
>>
>> JohnnyB
>> 5. a short line used in rigging a staysail.
>>
>> 6. to talk excessively, noisily, or angrily.
>>
>>

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[Daniel Widdis]

No explanation, but a picture paints a thousand words. :)

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/41603526/Screenshot%202016-04-28%2020.54.05.png


On 4/28/16 8:31 PM, Dodi Schultz wrote:
> OK. I don't really understand quite what you're talking about (and
> please don't try to explain further). But OK.
>

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[Dodi Schultz]

Yes indeedy.

I'm so glad I use Tbird and that when I take Firefox to the Dixonary
website it doesn't do that.

But then I'm easily confused. :-[



On 4/28/2016 11:59 PM, Daniel Widdis wrote:
> No explanation, but a picture paints a thousand words. :)
>
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/41603526/Screenshot%202016-04-28%2020.54.05.png
>
>
>
> On 4/28/16 8:31 PM, Dodi Schultz wrote:
>> OK. I don't really understand quite what you're talking about (and
>> please don't try to explain further). But OK.
>>
>

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[Shani Naylor]

I'll vote for 6 & 13.

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[Tony Abell]

Not believing the Germanic etymologies, I'll take 6 and 15:

> Â*6. to talk excessively, noisily, or angrily.
>
> 15. a child's toy marble, made from actual marble or granite.

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[Christopher Carson]

6 and 15 for me.

Chris

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 28, 2016, at 11:17 AM, Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:
>
>
> We have a total of 16 presumed definitions of YAGGER, one of which your dealer found in a dictionary. Please peruse the list below and choose the two you think most likely to be that one; you may vote even if you didn't submit a def, indeed even if you're just now joining the game. Vote via a direct reply to this message—, except that if you now recognize the real definition, you must recuse yourself; in that case, you may not vote, and please notify me by e-mail.
>
> Please cast your votes no later than:
>
> Friday, 29 April , 5 p.m. EDT
> which is
> 4 p.m. CDT
> 2 p.m. PDT
> 10 p.m. BST
> 11 p.m. CEST
> and
> Saturday, 30 April
> 7 a.m. AEST
> 9 a.m. NZST
>
> —Dodi
>
>
>
> 1. polished granite.
>
> 2. _N. Eng._ a huntsman.
>
> 3. one who installs thatched roofs.
>
> 4. a small camera for filming in sewers.
>
> 5. a short line used in rigging a staysail.
>
> 6. to talk excessively, noisily, or angrily.
>
> 7. [Nynorsk] a hunter (Ger. _Jaeger_, q.v.).
>
> 8. a worshiper of fire; a Zoroastrian; a Parsee.
>
> 9. a guide for fixing a pottery mould for plates.
>
> 10. [Yid.] someone who is constantly complaining.
>
> 11. _Slang_ an item that is unnamed or unnameable.
>
> 12. a defensive ditch and bank around a Roman camp.
>
> 13. [Yorks. dial.] one who entertains foolish speculations.
>
> 14. also _jagger_. [WH Davies "a road which zigz and zagz"]
>
> 15. a child's toy marble, made from actual marble or granite.
>
> 16. one of a breed of large ponies or small stout horses in Afghanistan, Iran, and adjacent countries [Urdu < Persian] .
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[Paul Keating]

I'll go for vox pop. 6 & 15.
On 28 Apr 2016 17:17, "Dodi Schultz" <DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:

>
> We have a total of 16 presumed definitions of YAGGER, one of which your
> dealer found in a dictionary. Please peruse the list below and choose the
> two you think most likely to be that one; you may vote even if you didn't
> submit a def, indeed even if you're just now joining the game. Vote via a
> direct reply to this message—*, except* that if you now recognize the
> real definition, you must recuse yourself; in that case, you may not vote,
> and please notify me by e-mail.
>
> Please cast your votes no later than:
>
> *Friday, 29 April* , 5 p.m. EDT
> which is
> 4 p.m. CDT
> 2 p.m. PDT
> 10 p.m. BST
> 11 p.m. CEST
> and
> *Saturday, 30 April*
> 7 a.m. AEST
> 9 a.m. NZST
>
> —Dodi
>
>
>
> 1. polished granite.
>
> 2. _*N. Eng*._ a huntsman.
>
> 3. one who installs thatched roofs.
>
> 4. a small camera for filming in sewers.
>
> 5. a short line used in rigging a staysail.
>
> 6. to talk excessively, noisily, or angrily.
>
> 7. [Nynorsk] a hunter (Ger. _Jaeger_, q.v.).
>
> 8. a worshiper of fire; a Zoroastrian; a Parsee.
>
> 9. a guide for fixing a pottery mould for plates.
>
> 10. [Yid.] someone who is constantly complaining.
>
> 11. _Slang_ an item that is unnamed or unnameable.
>
> 12. a defensive ditch and bank around a Roman camp.
>
> 13. [Yorks. dial.] one who entertains foolish speculations.
>
> 14. also _jagger_. [WH Davies "a road which zigz and zagz"]
>
> 15. a child's toy marble, made from actual marble or granite.
>
> 16. one of a breed of large ponies or small stout horses in Afghanistan,
> Iran, and adjacent countries [Urdu < Persian] .
>
>
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[Efrem Mallach]

Despite its popularity, the connection to “aggie� is too obvious for me to vote for #15. (My having a reason not to vote for it is probably a good indicator that it’s the real one, though.) I also don’t buy definitions that claim or imply a connection to the German jaeger.

Sadly, that doesn’t narrow it down nearly enough. Of the remaining baker’s dozen, I’ll try the unlikely 9 and 10.

Efrem

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> On Apr 28, 2016, at 11:17 AM, Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:
>
>
> We have a total of 16 presumed definitions of YAGGER, one of which your dealer found in a dictionary. Please peruse the list below and choose the two you think most likely to be that one; you may vote even if you didn't submit a def, indeed even if you're just now joining the game. Vote via a direct reply to this message—, except that if you now recognize the real definition, you must recuse yourself; in that case, you may not vote, and please notify me by e-mail.
>
> Please cast your votes no later than:
>
> Friday, 29 April , 5 p.m. EDT
> which is
> 4 p.m. CDT
> 2 p.m. PDT
> 10 p.m. BST
> 11 p.m. CEST
> and
> Saturday, 30 April
> 7 a.m. AEST
> 9 a.m. NZST
>
> —Dodi
>
>
>
> 1. polished granite.
>
> 2. _N. Eng._ a huntsman.
>
> 3. one who installs thatched roofs.
>
> 4. a small camera for filming in sewers.
>
> 5. a short line used in rigging a staysail.
>
> 6. to talk excessively, noisily, or angrily.
>
> 7. [Nynorsk] a hunter (Ger. _Jaeger_, q.v.).
>
> 8. a worshiper of fire; a Zoroastrian; a Parsee.
>
> 9. a guide for fixing a pottery mould for plates.
>
> 10. [Yid.] someone who is constantly complaining.
>
> 11. _Slang_ an item that is unnamed or unnameable.
>
> 12. a defensive ditch and bank around a Roman camp.
>
> 13. [Yorks. dial.] one who entertains foolish speculations.
>
> 14. also _jagger_. [WH Davies "a road which zigz and zagz"]
>
> 15. a child's toy marble, made from actual marble or granite.
>
> 16. one of a breed of large ponies or small stout horses in Afghanistan, Iran, and adjacent countries [Urdu < Persian] .
>
>
>
>
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[Dave Cunningham]

1 and 5 this time out.

Dave


On Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 11:17:40 AM UTC-4, Dodi Schultz wrote:

>
> We have a total of 16 presumed definitions of YAGGER, one of which your
> dealer found in a dictionary. Please peruse the list below and choose the
> two you think most likely to be that one; you may vote even if you didn't
> submit a def, indeed even if you're just now joining the game. Vote via a
> direct reply to this message—*, except* that if you now recognize the
> real definition, you must recuse yourself; in that case, you may not vote,
> and please notify me by e-mail.
>
> Please cast your votes no later than:
>
> *Friday, 29 April* , 5 p.m. EDT
> which is
> 4 p.m. CDT
> 2 p.m. PDT
> 10 p.m. BST
> 11 p.m. CEST
> and
> *Saturday, 30 April*
> 7 a.m. AEST
> 9 a.m. NZST
>
> —Dodi
>
>
>
> 1. polished granite.
>
> 2. _*N. Eng*._ a huntsman.
>
> 3. one who installs thatched roofs.
>
> 4. a small camera for filming in sewers.
>
> 5. a short line used in rigging a staysail.
>
> 6. to talk excessively, noisily, or angrily.
>
> 7. [Nynorsk] a hunter (Ger. _Jaeger_, q.v.).
>
> 8. a worshiper of fire; a Zoroastrian; a Parsee.
>
> 9. a guide for fixing a pottery mould for plates.
>
> 10. [Yid.] someone who is constantly complaining.
>
> 11. _Slang_ an item that is unnamed or unnameable.
>
> 12. a defensive ditch and bank around a Roman camp.
>
> 13. [Yorks. dial.] one who entertains foolish speculations.
>
> 14. also _jagger_. [WH Davies "a road which zigz and zagz"]
>
> 15. a child's toy marble, made from actual marble or granite.
>
> 16. one of a breed of large ponies or small stout horses in Afghanistan,
> Iran, and adjacent countries [Urdu < Persian] .
>
>
>
>
>

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[Dodi Schultz]

We have one of those pesky ties again. but this one's easily solved without recourse to the rolling scores, since the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE), whence the real definition of YAGGER (#6), can't deal. Our next dealer will be Keith Hale, whose toy marble (#15), like the dictionary's def, received six votes.

There was, as the two players involved doubtless realized, one combined definition: #10 was the result of merging Steve's "a constant complainer" with Mike's "[Yid.] someone who is forever complaining".

Full details below.

Take it away, Keith!

—Dodi


&nbsp;1. polished granite.
By Tony Abell, who voted for *6* and 15
Votes from Cunningham and Madnick / Score: *4*

&nbsp;2. _N. Eng._ a huntsman.
By Tim Lodge, who voted for 14 and 15
Vote from Bourne / Score: 1

&nbsp;3. one who installs thatched roofs.
By Guerri Stevens, who didn't vote
Vote from Shefler / Score: 1

&nbsp;4. a small camera for filming in sewers.
By Shani Naylor, who voted for *6* and 13
No votes / Score: *2*





&nbsp;5. a short line used in rigging a staysail.
By Dick Weltz, who didn't vote
Votes from Barrs, Cunningham, Graham / Score: 3

&nbsp;6. to talk excessively, noisily, or angrily.
Real definition (DARE)
Votes from Abell, Barrs, Carson, Keating, Naylor, Widdis / Score: D6

&nbsp;7. [Nynorsk]&nbsp; a hunter&nbsp; (Ger. _Jaeger_, q.v.).
By Dave Cunningham, who voted for 1 and 5
Votes from Bourne and Hale / Score: 2

&nbsp;8. a worshiper of fire; a Zoroastrian; a Parsee.
By Dan Widdis, who voted for *6* and 14
No votes / Score: *2*

&nbsp;9. a guide for fixing a pottery mould for plates.
By Judy Madnick, who voted for 1 and 15
Votes from Graham and Mallach / Score: 2

10. [Yid.] someone who is constantly complaining.
Combined def by Steve Graham, who voted for 5 and 9,
&nbsp; and Mike Shefler, who voted for 3 and 15
Vote from Mallach / Score for each author: 1

11. _Slang_ an item that is unnamed or unnameable.
By Chris Carson, who voted for *6* and 15
No votes / Score: *2*

12. a defensive ditch and bank around a Roman camp.
By Tim Bourne, who voted for 2 and 7
No votes / Score: 0

13. [Yorks. dial.] one who entertains foolish speculations.

By Efrem Mallach, who voted for 9 and 10
Vote from Naylor / Score: 1

14. also _jagger_. [WH Davies "a road which zigz and zagz"]


By John Barrs, who voted for 5 and *6*
Votes from Lodge and Widdis / Score: *4*

15. a child's toy marble, made from actual marble or granite.
By Keith Hale, who voted for 7 and 16
Votes from Abell, Carson, Keating, Lodge, Madnick, Shefler / Score: 6

16. one of a breed of large ponies or small stout horses in Afghanistan, Iran, and adjacent countries [Urdu &lt; Persian] .
By Paul Keating, who voted for *6* and 15
Vote from Hale / Score: *3*















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