Tony Abell
September 19th, 2006, 10:47 PM
I was a little surprised that no one submitted a definition playing on the Spanish fondón (big-bottomed), which is possibly a cognate (from Latin fundus) of the real meaning of a large copper vessel for amalgamation. Both Dave Cunningham and John Barrs guessed the correct definition. Kathryn Lance and Scott Crom are tied with a natural 5 each, but Scott Crom's bottle pocket earns him the deal since he's ahead in the rolling scores. Congrats to the real winner, Kathryn!
Take it away, Scott...
1. A large copper vessel used for hot amalgamation.
Voted for by Dave Cunningham, John Barrs
SOURCE: Webster's 1913 Dictionary (Hyperdictionary.com), which cannot vote, and scores D2
2. A small round table.
Voted for by Tim Bourne, Dodi Schultz
SOURCE: Chris Carson, who voted 11 and 13, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
3. The sharpened implement, usually metal, used in a fondue set to dip the
bread.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Tim Bourne, who voted 2 and 18, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
4. 1. A fool. 2. A freak.
Voted for by Bob Stone
SOURCE: Dan Widdis, who voted 8 and 13, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
5. In candy-making, a filling which liquefies in the absence of air. [var.
_fondant_]
Voted for by Toni Savage
SOURCE: Dave Cunningham, who voted *1* and 8, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
6. A knee guard in a suit of armor.
Voted for by Scott Crom, Dodi Schultz, Hugo Kornelis
SOURCE: Tim Lodge, who voted 13 and 17, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
7. [Fr] Hidden room in a basement, used to store wines that are reserved for
special occasions.
Voted for by Kathryn Lance, Roberta Muths (Keno), Mike Shefler
SOURCE: Hugo Kornelis, who voted 6 and 10, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
8. A hidden pocket at the tail of some styles of academic hoods, thought to be
originally for hiding a bottle.
Voted for by Dave Cunningham, Russ Heimerson, Roberta Muths (Keno), Nancy
Shepherdson, Dan Widdis
SOURCE: Scott Crom, who voted 6 and 17, and scores 5 + 0 = 5
9. Bundle, burden [<O.Fr. _farde_, <Ar. _fardah_.]
Voted for by Bob Stone
SOURCE: Bill Hirst, who voted 12 and 14, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
10. Slang term for London in the swinging 60's - especially the King's Road.
Voted for by Hugo Kornelis
SOURCE: John Barrs, who voted *1* and 18, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
11. [Scot] Someone who periodically disappears from home for a time, then
returns.
Voted for by Mike Shefler, Chris Carson
SOURCE: Guerri Stevens, who voted 13 and 18, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
12. Naturally formed mass or aggregate of soil.
Voted for by Bill Hirst
SOURCE: Judy Madnick, who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
13. Gross flattery; nonsense.
Voted for by Tim Lodge, Guerri Stevens, Dan Widdis, Chris Carson
SOURCE: Russ Heimerson, who voted 8 and 18, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
14. A mountain pool.
Voted for by Bill Hirst
SOURCE: Dodi Schultz, who voted 2 and 6, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
15. Pastry frosting thickened with marzipan.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Wayne Scott, who voted 18 and 19, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
16. A wide-woven wicker basket used to trap frogs in certain parts of Senegal
and The Gambia.
Voted for by Toni Savage
SOURCE: Mike Shefler, who voted 7 and 11, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
17. A subdivision of Switzerland's 20 full cantons and 5 half-cantons. They are
equivalent to a county and number about 3,000.
Voted for by Tim Lodge, Scott Crom, Kathryn Lance, Nancy Shepherdson
SOURCE: Bob Stone, who voted 4 and 9, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
18. In medieval siege warfare, a large iron vat used to boil liquid for
repelling invaders.
Voted for by Tim Bourne, Russ Heimerson, Guerri Stevens, Wayne Scott, John
Barrs
SOURCE: Kathryn Lance, who voted 7 and 17, and scores 5 + 0 = 5
19. A kind of soft custard dessert.
Voted for by Wayne Scott
SOURCE: Toni Savage, who voted 5 and 16, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
No definition submitted
Roberta Muths (Keno), who voted 7 and 8, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
No definition submitted
Nancy Shepherdson, who voted 8 and 17, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
SUMMARY
Player Def# Voted for Points, N+U=T
------------------------------ ---- ----------- ---------------
Barrs ........................ 10 *1* & 18 1 + 2 = 3
Bourne ....................... 3 2 & 18 0 + 0 = 0
Carson ....................... 2 11 & 13 2 + 0 = 2
Crom ......................... 8 6 & 17 5 + 0 = 5
Cunningham ................... 5 *1* & 8 1 + 2 = 3
Heimerson .................... 13 8 & 18 4 + 0 = 4
Hirst ........................ 9 12 & 14 1 + 0 = 1
Kornelis ..................... 7 6 & 10 3 + 0 = 3
Lance ........................ 18 7 & 17 5 + 0 = 5
Lodge ........................ 6 13 & 17 3 + 0 = 3
Madnick ...................... 12 N/V 1 + 0 = 1
Muths ........................ 7 & 8 0 + 0 = 0
Savage ....................... 19 5 & 16 1 + 0 = 1
Schultz ...................... 14 2 & 6 1 + 0 = 1
Scott ........................ 15 18 & 19 0 + 0 = 0
Shefler ...................... 16 7 & 11 1 + 0 = 1
Shepherdson .................. 8 & 17 0 + 0 = 0
Stevens ...................... 11 13 & 18 2 + 0 = 2
Stone ........................ 17 4 & 9 4 + 0 = 4
Webster's 1913 ............... 1 N/A D2
Widdis ....................... 4 8 & 13 1 + 0 = 1
Take it away, Scott...
1. A large copper vessel used for hot amalgamation.
Voted for by Dave Cunningham, John Barrs
SOURCE: Webster's 1913 Dictionary (Hyperdictionary.com), which cannot vote, and scores D2
2. A small round table.
Voted for by Tim Bourne, Dodi Schultz
SOURCE: Chris Carson, who voted 11 and 13, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
3. The sharpened implement, usually metal, used in a fondue set to dip the
bread.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Tim Bourne, who voted 2 and 18, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
4. 1. A fool. 2. A freak.
Voted for by Bob Stone
SOURCE: Dan Widdis, who voted 8 and 13, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
5. In candy-making, a filling which liquefies in the absence of air. [var.
_fondant_]
Voted for by Toni Savage
SOURCE: Dave Cunningham, who voted *1* and 8, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
6. A knee guard in a suit of armor.
Voted for by Scott Crom, Dodi Schultz, Hugo Kornelis
SOURCE: Tim Lodge, who voted 13 and 17, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
7. [Fr] Hidden room in a basement, used to store wines that are reserved for
special occasions.
Voted for by Kathryn Lance, Roberta Muths (Keno), Mike Shefler
SOURCE: Hugo Kornelis, who voted 6 and 10, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
8. A hidden pocket at the tail of some styles of academic hoods, thought to be
originally for hiding a bottle.
Voted for by Dave Cunningham, Russ Heimerson, Roberta Muths (Keno), Nancy
Shepherdson, Dan Widdis
SOURCE: Scott Crom, who voted 6 and 17, and scores 5 + 0 = 5
9. Bundle, burden [<O.Fr. _farde_, <Ar. _fardah_.]
Voted for by Bob Stone
SOURCE: Bill Hirst, who voted 12 and 14, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
10. Slang term for London in the swinging 60's - especially the King's Road.
Voted for by Hugo Kornelis
SOURCE: John Barrs, who voted *1* and 18, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
11. [Scot] Someone who periodically disappears from home for a time, then
returns.
Voted for by Mike Shefler, Chris Carson
SOURCE: Guerri Stevens, who voted 13 and 18, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
12. Naturally formed mass or aggregate of soil.
Voted for by Bill Hirst
SOURCE: Judy Madnick, who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
13. Gross flattery; nonsense.
Voted for by Tim Lodge, Guerri Stevens, Dan Widdis, Chris Carson
SOURCE: Russ Heimerson, who voted 8 and 18, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
14. A mountain pool.
Voted for by Bill Hirst
SOURCE: Dodi Schultz, who voted 2 and 6, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
15. Pastry frosting thickened with marzipan.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Wayne Scott, who voted 18 and 19, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
16. A wide-woven wicker basket used to trap frogs in certain parts of Senegal
and The Gambia.
Voted for by Toni Savage
SOURCE: Mike Shefler, who voted 7 and 11, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
17. A subdivision of Switzerland's 20 full cantons and 5 half-cantons. They are
equivalent to a county and number about 3,000.
Voted for by Tim Lodge, Scott Crom, Kathryn Lance, Nancy Shepherdson
SOURCE: Bob Stone, who voted 4 and 9, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
18. In medieval siege warfare, a large iron vat used to boil liquid for
repelling invaders.
Voted for by Tim Bourne, Russ Heimerson, Guerri Stevens, Wayne Scott, John
Barrs
SOURCE: Kathryn Lance, who voted 7 and 17, and scores 5 + 0 = 5
19. A kind of soft custard dessert.
Voted for by Wayne Scott
SOURCE: Toni Savage, who voted 5 and 16, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
No definition submitted
Roberta Muths (Keno), who voted 7 and 8, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
No definition submitted
Nancy Shepherdson, who voted 8 and 17, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
SUMMARY
Player Def# Voted for Points, N+U=T
------------------------------ ---- ----------- ---------------
Barrs ........................ 10 *1* & 18 1 + 2 = 3
Bourne ....................... 3 2 & 18 0 + 0 = 0
Carson ....................... 2 11 & 13 2 + 0 = 2
Crom ......................... 8 6 & 17 5 + 0 = 5
Cunningham ................... 5 *1* & 8 1 + 2 = 3
Heimerson .................... 13 8 & 18 4 + 0 = 4
Hirst ........................ 9 12 & 14 1 + 0 = 1
Kornelis ..................... 7 6 & 10 3 + 0 = 3
Lance ........................ 18 7 & 17 5 + 0 = 5
Lodge ........................ 6 13 & 17 3 + 0 = 3
Madnick ...................... 12 N/V 1 + 0 = 1
Muths ........................ 7 & 8 0 + 0 = 0
Savage ....................... 19 5 & 16 1 + 0 = 1
Schultz ...................... 14 2 & 6 1 + 0 = 1
Scott ........................ 15 18 & 19 0 + 0 = 0
Shefler ...................... 16 7 & 11 1 + 0 = 1
Shepherdson .................. 8 & 17 0 + 0 = 0
Stevens ...................... 11 13 & 18 2 + 0 = 2
Stone ........................ 17 4 & 9 4 + 0 = 4
Webster's 1913 ............... 1 N/A D2
Widdis ....................... 4 8 & 13 1 + 0 = 1