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Daniel Widdis
August 30th, 2017, 08:32 PM
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows defines sonder as:



n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own—populated with their own ambitions, friends, routines, worries and inherited craziness—an epic story that continues invisibly around you like an anthill sprawling deep underground, with elaborate passageways to thousands of other lives that you’ll never know existed, in which you might appear only once, as an extra sipping coffee in the background, as a blur of traffic passing on the highway, as a lighted window at dusk.



However, the more rare, historical definition of the word as defined by Oxford is "Of or relating to a class of small racing yachts."Â* I chose to use the Collins version of the definition, simply "a yacht category" which I didn't even think sounded like a definition.Â* Five of you, however, disagreed, leaving me with a disappointing D5.



The only other definition to receive 5 votes was Keith Hale's glassware thumping, which would have given him the deal even without him guessing correctly.



Tony Abell, Dave Cunningham and Tim Lodge share runner-up honors with 4 points.



Take it away, Keith!



1. _Rare_ Rarely.

Â*Â*Â*Â*Votes from:Â*Â* Barrs and Lodge

Â*Â*Â*Â*Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores 2 + 2, total 4.



2. various; miscellaneous.

Â*Â*Â*Â*Votes from:Â*Â* Bourne and Stevens

Â*Â*Â*Â*Submitted by: Lodge, who scores 2 + 2, total 4.



3. small flute used to train songbirds

Â*Â*Â*Â*Vote from:Â*Â*Â* Mallach

Â*Â*Â*Â*Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 1.



4. To stretch, esp. on waking from sleep.

Â*Â*Â* Vote from:Â*Â*Â* Shefler

Â*Â*Â*Â*Submitted by: Naylor, who scores natural 1.



5. A machine that spreads newly mown hay for drying.

Â*Â*Â*Â*Vote from:Â*Â*Â* Mallach

Â*Â*Â*Â*Submitted by: Carson, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.



6. Inspect an object (bells and glassware mostly) by thumping and listening to the tone; mentally assess validity of an idea or concept.

Â*Â*Â*Â*Votes from:Â*Â* Abell, Cunningham, Madnick, Shefler and Stevens

Â*Â*Â*Â*Submitted by: Hale, who scores 5 + 2, total 7.



7. a device that uses sonar to produce a map of the sea bed.

Â*Â*Â*Â*No votes

Â*Â*Â*Â*Submitted by: Bourne.



8. micrometer feeler gauges [G. _sonder_= sunder]

Â*Â*Â*Â*No votes

Â*Â*Â*Â*Submitted by: Barrs, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.



9. a lamentation for the dead, a dirge.

Â*Â*Â* Votes from:Â*Â* Abell, Bourne and Naylor

Â*Â*Â*Â*Submitted by: Mallach, who scores natural 3.



10. To clean by shaking or vibrating.Â*Â*Â*Â* Votes from:Â*Â* Carson, Hale, Madnick and Naylor

Â*Â*Â*Â*Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 4.



11. a yacht category

Â*Â*Â*Â*Votes from:Â*Â* Barrs, Carson, Cunningham, Hale and Lodge

Â*Â*Â*Â*Real definition from Collins



12. a bodyguard.

Â*Â*Â*Â*No votes

Â*Â*Â*Â*Submitted by: Stevens.



Â*Â* Â*PlayerÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total

Â*Â*Â*Â*------Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----

Â*Â*Â*Â*HaleÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 6 10 & *11*Â*Â*Â*Â* 5Â*Â*Â*Â* 2Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 7

Â*Â*Â*Â*AbellÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 10Â*Â*Â*Â* 6 & 9Â*Â*Â*Â* 4Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 4

Â*Â*Â*Â*CunninghamÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 1Â* 6 & *11*Â*Â*Â*Â* 2Â*Â*Â*Â* 2Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 4

Â*Â*Â*Â*LodgeÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 2Â* 1 & *11*Â*Â*Â*Â* 2Â*Â*Â*Â* 2Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 4

Â*Â*Â*Â*MallachÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 9Â*Â*Â*Â* 3 & 5Â*Â*Â*Â* 3Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 3

Â*Â*Â*Â*CarsonÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 5 10 & *11*Â*Â*Â*Â* 1Â*Â*Â*Â* 2Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 3

Â*Â*Â*Â*BarrsÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 8Â* 1 & *11*Â*Â*Â*Â* 0Â*Â*Â*Â* 2Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 2

Â*Â*Â*Â*MadnickÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 3Â*Â*Â* 6 & 10Â*Â*Â*Â* 1Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 1

Â*Â*Â*Â*NaylorÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 4Â*Â*Â* 9 & 10Â*Â*Â*Â* 1Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 1

Â*Â*Â*Â*SheflerÂ* Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*4 & 6Â*Â*Â*Â* 0Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 0

Â*Â*Â*Â*StevensÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 12Â*Â*Â*Â* 2 & 6Â*Â*Â*Â* 0Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 0

Â*Â*Â*Â*BourneÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 7Â*Â*Â*Â* 2 & 9Â*Â*Â*Â* 0Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 0

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—Keith Hale—
August 31st, 2017, 04:21 AM
D'oh! JUST now seeing this! If i had found the yacht def ( i found
the cool existential one ) i would have watched more closely!

Word up soon!

On 30 August 2017 at 20:32, Daniel Widdis <widdis (AT) dixonary (DOT) net> wrote:
> The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows defines sonder as:
>
>
>
> n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and
> complex as your own—populated with their own ambitions, friends, routines,
> worries and inherited craziness—an epic story that continues invisibly
> around you like an anthill sprawling deep underground, with elaborate
> passageways to thousands of other lives that you’ll never know existed, in
> which you might appear only once, as an extra sipping coffee in the
> background, as a blur of traffic passing on the highway, as a lighted window
> at dusk.
>
>
>
> However, the more rare, historical definition of the word as defined by
> Oxford is "Of or relating to a class of small racing yachts." I chose to
> use the Collins version of the definition, simply "a yacht category" which I
> didn't even think sounded like a definition. Five of you, however,
> disagreed, leaving me with a disappointing D5.
>
>
>
> The only other definition to receive 5 votes was Keith Hale's glassware
> thumping, which would have given him the deal even without him guessing
> correctly.
>
>
>
> Tony Abell, Dave Cunningham and Tim Lodge share runner-up honors with 4
> points.
>
>
>
> Take it away, Keith!
>
>
>
> 1. _Rare_ Rarely.
>
> Votes from: Barrs and Lodge
>
> Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores 2 + 2, total 4.
>
>
>
> 2. various; miscellaneous.
>
> Votes from: Bourne and Stevens
>
> Submitted by: Lodge, who scores 2 + 2, total 4.
>
>
>
> 3. small flute used to train songbirds
>
> Vote from: Mallach
>
> Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 1.
>
>
>
> 4. To stretch, esp. on waking from sleep.
>
> Vote from: Shefler
>
> Submitted by: Naylor, who scores natural 1.
>
>
>
> 5. A machine that spreads newly mown hay for drying.
>
> Vote from: Mallach
>
> Submitted by: Carson, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
>
>
>
> 6. Inspect an object (bells and glassware mostly) by thumping and listening
> to the tone; mentally assess validity of an idea or concept.
>
> Votes from: Abell, Cunningham, Madnick, Shefler and Stevens
>
> Submitted by: Hale, who scores 5 + 2, total 7.
>
>
>
> 7. a device that uses sonar to produce a map of the sea bed.
>
> No votes
>
> Submitted by: Bourne.
>
>
>
> 8. micrometer feeler gauges [G. _sonder_= sunder]
>
> No votes
>
> Submitted by: Barrs, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.
>
>
>
> 9. a lamentation for the dead, a dirge.
>
> Votes from: Abell, Bourne and Naylor
>
> Submitted by: Mallach, who scores natural 3.
>
>
>
> 10. To clean by shaking or vibrating. Votes from: Carson, Hale,
> Madnick and Naylor
>
> Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 4.
>
>
>
> 11. a yacht category
>
> Votes from: Barrs, Carson, Cunningham, Hale and Lodge
>
> Real definition from Collins
>
>
>
> 12. a bodyguard.
>
> No votes
>
> Submitted by: Stevens.
>
>
>
> Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
>
> ------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
>
> Hale 6 10 & *11* 5 2 7
>
> Abell 10 6 & 9 4 4
>
> Cunningham 1 6 & *11* 2 2 4
>
> Lodge 2 1 & *11* 2 2 4
>
> Mallach 9 3 & 5 3 3
>
> Carson 5 10 & *11* 1 2 3
>
> Barrs 8 1 & *11* 0 2 2
>
> Madnick 3 6 & 10 1 1
>
> Naylor 4 9 & 10 1 1
>
> Shefler 4 & 6 0 0
>
> Stevens 12 2 & 6 0 0
>
> Bourne 7 2 & 9 0 0
>
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