Tim Lodge
July 27th, 2006, 04:29 AM
This was a low-scoring round with Dan Widdis and the OED tying for
first place with only 4 points each, leaving Tony Abell, Mike
Shefler, and Bob Stone as the real winners with 3 points apiece.
The true meaning of QUAGSWAG is number 1, "to shake to and fro". I
was put in a quandary by the first def to come in; Johnny Barrs
submitted "to ripple to and fro (as treading on a quagsmire)" which
I considered combining with the true def but in the end decided to
leave alone.
So the next deal goes to Dan Widdis with 4 unnatural points.
Thanks to you all for playing.
-- Tim L
** QUAGSWAG **
1: to shake to and fro.
Voted for by: Dan Widdis, Mike Shefler, Tony Abell, Roberta Muths
FROM Oxford English Dictionary 2nd Ed 1989 which can't vote, and
scores D4
2: [Slang] Odd; unusual.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Guerri Stevens who voted 6 and 15, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
3: rum flavoured with anise.
Voted for by: Roberta Muths
FROM Mike Shefler who voted *1* and 16, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
4: [Huron] a bundle or package.
Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson, Dodi Schultz
FROM Chuck Emery who voted 6 and 14, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
5: a conceited fellow, a coxcomb.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Nancy Shepherdson, Tony Abell
FROM Russ Heimerson who didn't vote, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
6: [Austr.] a small farm or ranch.
Voted for by: Chuck Emery, Guerri Stevens
FROM Toni Savage who voted 16 and 17, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
7: narrow strips of meat dried in the sun.
Voted for by: John Barrs
FROM Chris Carson who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
8: to mock; to jeer; to make faces in contempt.
Voted for by: Scott Crom, Bill Hirst
FROM Judy Madnick who voted 5 and 10, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
9: to ripple to and fro (as treading on a quagsmire)
Voted for by: Dan Widdis
FROM John Barrs who voted 7 and 16, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
10: a kind of circle dance popular in western Australia.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick
FROM Scott Crom who voted 8 and 13, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
11: [Aboriginal Australian] a liniment made from eucalyptus oil.
Voted for by: Bob Stone
FROM Tony Abell who voted *1* and 5, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
12: _Obs. slang_ booty, especially that from a highway robbery.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 4 and 15, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
13: an opening through which liquid may be pumped into or drawn from
a tank. [obs.]
Voted for by: Scott Crom, Bill Hirst
FROM Nancy Shepherdson who voted 4 and 5, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
14: (Australian) a bag for carrying food, used by a traveler in the
bush or by a swagman.
Voted for by: Chuck Emery, Bob Stone
FROM Dan Widdis who voted *1* and 9, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
15: a tool consisting of a long, curved single-edged blade with a
long, bent handle, used for mowing or clearing underbrush.
Voted for by: Guerri Stevens, Dodi Schultz
FROM Bob Stone who voted 11 and 14, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
16: an optical illusion caused by reciprocating diagonal lines,
_spec._ one that enables fleeing zebras to evade capture by lions
[taxonomic name _Equus quagga_ + _wag_]
Voted for by: John Barrs, Toni Savage, Mike Shefler
FROM Paul Keating who didn't vote, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
17: the edible starchy tuberous root of various plants of the genus
Dioscorea (as D. sativa or D. alata) that largely replaces the
potato as a staple food in tropical climates and is cooked in the
same way but has coarser flesh.
Voted for by: Toni Savage
FROM Wayne Scott who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
No def
FROM Bill Hirst who voted 8 and 13, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
No def
FROM Roberta Muths who voted *1* and 3, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
first place with only 4 points each, leaving Tony Abell, Mike
Shefler, and Bob Stone as the real winners with 3 points apiece.
The true meaning of QUAGSWAG is number 1, "to shake to and fro". I
was put in a quandary by the first def to come in; Johnny Barrs
submitted "to ripple to and fro (as treading on a quagsmire)" which
I considered combining with the true def but in the end decided to
leave alone.
So the next deal goes to Dan Widdis with 4 unnatural points.
Thanks to you all for playing.
-- Tim L
** QUAGSWAG **
1: to shake to and fro.
Voted for by: Dan Widdis, Mike Shefler, Tony Abell, Roberta Muths
FROM Oxford English Dictionary 2nd Ed 1989 which can't vote, and
scores D4
2: [Slang] Odd; unusual.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Guerri Stevens who voted 6 and 15, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
3: rum flavoured with anise.
Voted for by: Roberta Muths
FROM Mike Shefler who voted *1* and 16, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
4: [Huron] a bundle or package.
Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson, Dodi Schultz
FROM Chuck Emery who voted 6 and 14, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
5: a conceited fellow, a coxcomb.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Nancy Shepherdson, Tony Abell
FROM Russ Heimerson who didn't vote, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
6: [Austr.] a small farm or ranch.
Voted for by: Chuck Emery, Guerri Stevens
FROM Toni Savage who voted 16 and 17, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
7: narrow strips of meat dried in the sun.
Voted for by: John Barrs
FROM Chris Carson who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
8: to mock; to jeer; to make faces in contempt.
Voted for by: Scott Crom, Bill Hirst
FROM Judy Madnick who voted 5 and 10, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
9: to ripple to and fro (as treading on a quagsmire)
Voted for by: Dan Widdis
FROM John Barrs who voted 7 and 16, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
10: a kind of circle dance popular in western Australia.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick
FROM Scott Crom who voted 8 and 13, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
11: [Aboriginal Australian] a liniment made from eucalyptus oil.
Voted for by: Bob Stone
FROM Tony Abell who voted *1* and 5, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
12: _Obs. slang_ booty, especially that from a highway robbery.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 4 and 15, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
13: an opening through which liquid may be pumped into or drawn from
a tank. [obs.]
Voted for by: Scott Crom, Bill Hirst
FROM Nancy Shepherdson who voted 4 and 5, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
14: (Australian) a bag for carrying food, used by a traveler in the
bush or by a swagman.
Voted for by: Chuck Emery, Bob Stone
FROM Dan Widdis who voted *1* and 9, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
15: a tool consisting of a long, curved single-edged blade with a
long, bent handle, used for mowing or clearing underbrush.
Voted for by: Guerri Stevens, Dodi Schultz
FROM Bob Stone who voted 11 and 14, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
16: an optical illusion caused by reciprocating diagonal lines,
_spec._ one that enables fleeing zebras to evade capture by lions
[taxonomic name _Equus quagga_ + _wag_]
Voted for by: John Barrs, Toni Savage, Mike Shefler
FROM Paul Keating who didn't vote, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
17: the edible starchy tuberous root of various plants of the genus
Dioscorea (as D. sativa or D. alata) that largely replaces the
potato as a staple food in tropical climates and is cooked in the
same way but has coarser flesh.
Voted for by: Toni Savage
FROM Wayne Scott who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
No def
FROM Bill Hirst who voted 8 and 13, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
No def
FROM Roberta Muths who voted *1* and 3, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*