Chris Carson
June 26th, 2005, 11:49 PM
Our next dealer with a near record landslide is Dodi Schultz, whose definition "A reasonable quantity; a sufficiency" earned a natural 9.
Mike Shefler was the real winner with 5 points, two of which came from a last minute vote for the true definition, number 17 from the OED 2nd Edition, "To choke; stifle". And there were 2 players in runner-up position with 4 points: Tony Abell and John Barrs.
So over to you Dodi and may your deal run as smoothly as mine did.
1. A cutting tool with a wooden handle and a curved blade terminating
in a hook at its tip, used for pruning, chopping, etc.
Votes from: Bourne, Madnick
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 2.
2. A mineral of hydrous sodium carbonate, Na2CO3·10H2O, often found
crystallized with other salts.
No votes
Submitted by: Widdis.
3. The reinforcing brace of a heavy-duty plow.
Vote from: Wetzstein
Submitted by: Scott, who scores natural 1.
4. [German] An exceptionally large and strong man.
No votes
Submitted by: Kornelis.
5. A round decorative window, usually over another window.
Votes from: Lodge, leonardgoran
Submitted by: Savage, who scores natural 2.
6. [Naut.] A fiddle and mounting without a becket on the traveler car.
Vote from: Stevens
Submitted by: Hirst, who scores natural 1.
7. A shore-based naval officer responsible for victualling ships.
[obs. from lat 'quaestor'].
Votes from: Cunningham, Hirst, Scott, Abell
Submitted by: Barrs, who scores natural 4.
8. A writ of the king allowing a noble to hunt on the grounds owned by
the crown.
Votes from: Kornelis, Widdis, Scott
Submitted by: Shefler, who scores 3 + 2, total 5.
9. A reasonable quantity; a sufficiency.
Votes from: Shefler, Bourne, Heimerson, Stevens, Savage,
Wetzstein, Crom, Abell, shepherdson
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 9.
10. A collective term for a colony or swarm of bees or wasps (N. Eng.).
Votes from: Schultz, Cunningham, Savage
Submitted by: shepherdson, who scores natural 3.
11. Cowardly; craven.
Votes from: Schultz, Heimerson, Crom, shepherdson
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 4.
12. An obsolete form of apricot.
Vote from: leonardgoran
Submitted by: Heimerson, who scores natural 1.
13. (Noun) When holding someone for ransom upsets your stomach.
Vote from: Kornelis
Submitted by: Mayer, who scores natural 1.
14. A horizontal dividing bar of wood or stone in a window.
Votes from: Madnick, Lodge
Submitted by: leonardgoran, who scores natural 2.
15. A miniature bivalve found only in the North Atlantic.
No votes
Submitted by: Wetzstein.
16. A highly-spiced dish of quinoa, peppers, onions, tomatoes, and
cilantro.
No votes
Submitted by: Stevens.
17. To choke; stifle.
Vote from: Shefler
Real definition from OED 2nd Edition
18. Tending to cause nausea.
No votes
Submitted by: Bourne.
19. (_Southern U.S._) A small amount; a smidgen.
Vote from: Widdis
Submitted by: Crom, who scores natural 1.
20. _Ch. Brit._ In examinations, "to whom does this statement apply"
[possibly Latin in origin].
Vote from: Hirst
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 1.
21. Ancient double-reed wind instrument.
No votes
Submitted by: Madnick.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Schultz 9 10 & 11 9 0 9
Shefler 8 9 & 17 3 2 5
Abell 11 7 & 9 4 0 4
Barrs 7 DQ 4 0 4
shepherdson 10 9 & 11 3 0 3
leonardgoran 14 5 & 12 2 0 2
Lodge 1 5 & 14 2 0 2
Savage 5 9 & 10 2 0 2
Crom 19 9 & 11 1 0 1
Cunningham 20 7 & 10 1 0 1
Heimerson 12 9 & 11 1 0 1
Hirst 6 7 & 20 1 0 1
Mayer 13 N/V 1 0 1
Scott 3 7 & 8 1 0 1
Bourne 18 1 & 9 0 0
Kornelis 4 8 & 13 0 0
Madnick 21 1 & 14 0 0
Stevens 16 6 & 9 0 0
Wetzstein 15 3 & 9 0 0
Widdis 2 8 & 19 0 0
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Mike Shefler was the real winner with 5 points, two of which came from a last minute vote for the true definition, number 17 from the OED 2nd Edition, "To choke; stifle". And there were 2 players in runner-up position with 4 points: Tony Abell and John Barrs.
So over to you Dodi and may your deal run as smoothly as mine did.
1. A cutting tool with a wooden handle and a curved blade terminating
in a hook at its tip, used for pruning, chopping, etc.
Votes from: Bourne, Madnick
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 2.
2. A mineral of hydrous sodium carbonate, Na2CO3·10H2O, often found
crystallized with other salts.
No votes
Submitted by: Widdis.
3. The reinforcing brace of a heavy-duty plow.
Vote from: Wetzstein
Submitted by: Scott, who scores natural 1.
4. [German] An exceptionally large and strong man.
No votes
Submitted by: Kornelis.
5. A round decorative window, usually over another window.
Votes from: Lodge, leonardgoran
Submitted by: Savage, who scores natural 2.
6. [Naut.] A fiddle and mounting without a becket on the traveler car.
Vote from: Stevens
Submitted by: Hirst, who scores natural 1.
7. A shore-based naval officer responsible for victualling ships.
[obs. from lat 'quaestor'].
Votes from: Cunningham, Hirst, Scott, Abell
Submitted by: Barrs, who scores natural 4.
8. A writ of the king allowing a noble to hunt on the grounds owned by
the crown.
Votes from: Kornelis, Widdis, Scott
Submitted by: Shefler, who scores 3 + 2, total 5.
9. A reasonable quantity; a sufficiency.
Votes from: Shefler, Bourne, Heimerson, Stevens, Savage,
Wetzstein, Crom, Abell, shepherdson
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 9.
10. A collective term for a colony or swarm of bees or wasps (N. Eng.).
Votes from: Schultz, Cunningham, Savage
Submitted by: shepherdson, who scores natural 3.
11. Cowardly; craven.
Votes from: Schultz, Heimerson, Crom, shepherdson
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 4.
12. An obsolete form of apricot.
Vote from: leonardgoran
Submitted by: Heimerson, who scores natural 1.
13. (Noun) When holding someone for ransom upsets your stomach.
Vote from: Kornelis
Submitted by: Mayer, who scores natural 1.
14. A horizontal dividing bar of wood or stone in a window.
Votes from: Madnick, Lodge
Submitted by: leonardgoran, who scores natural 2.
15. A miniature bivalve found only in the North Atlantic.
No votes
Submitted by: Wetzstein.
16. A highly-spiced dish of quinoa, peppers, onions, tomatoes, and
cilantro.
No votes
Submitted by: Stevens.
17. To choke; stifle.
Vote from: Shefler
Real definition from OED 2nd Edition
18. Tending to cause nausea.
No votes
Submitted by: Bourne.
19. (_Southern U.S._) A small amount; a smidgen.
Vote from: Widdis
Submitted by: Crom, who scores natural 1.
20. _Ch. Brit._ In examinations, "to whom does this statement apply"
[possibly Latin in origin].
Vote from: Hirst
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 1.
21. Ancient double-reed wind instrument.
No votes
Submitted by: Madnick.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Schultz 9 10 & 11 9 0 9
Shefler 8 9 & 17 3 2 5
Abell 11 7 & 9 4 0 4
Barrs 7 DQ 4 0 4
shepherdson 10 9 & 11 3 0 3
leonardgoran 14 5 & 12 2 0 2
Lodge 1 5 & 14 2 0 2
Savage 5 9 & 10 2 0 2
Crom 19 9 & 11 1 0 1
Cunningham 20 7 & 10 1 0 1
Heimerson 12 9 & 11 1 0 1
Hirst 6 7 & 20 1 0 1
Mayer 13 N/V 1 0 1
Scott 3 7 & 8 1 0 1
Bourne 18 1 & 9 0 0
Kornelis 4 8 & 13 0 0
Madnick 21 1 & 14 0 0
Stevens 16 6 & 9 0 0
Wetzstein 15 3 & 9 0 0
Widdis 2 8 & 19 0 0
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