John Barrs
May 3rd, 2007, 12:43 PM
Dixons
This was actually an uneventual round, apart from Dodi's inability to receive some messages
Tim Bourne scored 6 for the stinging nettle and is our next dealer The real winners are Chuck Emery, Tony Abell, Bill Hirst with 4
points each which equals the Century Dictionary on Line with sow thistle
Over to you Tim
JohnnyB
1. _Obs slang [U.S. west, mid-19th cent]_ settlers' term for a traditional American Indian digestive remedy; now believed to have
been a variety of goldenseal (_Hydrastis canadensis_)
Voted for by Shefler, Stevens, Emery [From Dodi Schultz who voted for 4 and 9] and scores [3 + 0] = 3
2. a relative of the soybean which is noxious to both humans and animals, causing vomiting and diarrhea
Voted for by Bourne [From Scott Crom who voted for 4 and 7] and scores [1 + 0] = 1
3. low- or poor-quality tobacco made from the stems and upper roots of _Nicotiana spp._
Voted for by Bourne, Scott, Stone [From Mike Shefler who voted for 1 and 10] and scores [3 + 0] = 3
4. a local name in Norfolk for the common nettle, Urtica dioica
Voted for by Madnick, Scott, Widdis, Schultz, Crom, Heimerson [From Tim Bourne who voted for 2 and 3] and scores [6 + 0] = 6
5. a savory herb used mainly in ragouts and soups
Voted for by Madnick, Muths [From Wayne Scott who voted for 3 and 4] and scores [2 + 0] = 2
6. the corn sow-thistle; sonchus arvensis
Voted for by Kornelis, Emery, Muths, Heimerson [From Century Dictionary on-line who can't vote] and scores [4 + 0] = D4
7. common sense [Pennsylvania Dutch]
Voted for by Crom, Stevens [From Dave Cunningham who voted for 10 and 13] and scores [2 + 0] = 2
8. [slang] murder by poisoning
Voted for by Widdis [From Guerri Stevens who voted for 1 and 7] and scores [1 + 0] = 1
9. cud
Voted for by Savage, Schultz, Lodge, Stone [From Tony Abell who did not vote ] and scores [4 + 0] = 4
10. bagpipes (orig. unkn.)
Voted for by Cunningham, Savage, Carson, Shefler [From Bill Hirst who voted for 14 and 15] and scores [4 + 0] = 4
11. [Arab.] looking good, desirable
Voted for by Kornelis, Lodge [From Chuck Emery who voted for 1 and 6*] and scores [2 + 2] = 4*
12. a wall-covering similar to linoleum
Voted for by Carson [From Toni Savage who voted for 9 and 10] and scores [1 + 0] = 1
13. continuous band of plates on side of a ship
Voted for by Cunningham [From Judy Madnick who voted for 4 and 5] and scores [1 + 0] = 1
14. a bedouin tribe of the Hadhramaut region of South Arabia
Voted for by Hirst [From Tim Lodge who voted for 9 and 11] and scores [1 + 0] = 1
15. a saltwort, _Salsola kali tenuifolia_, that has narrow, spinelike leaves
Voted for by Hirst [From Hugo Kornelis who voted for 6* and 11] and scores [1 + 2] = 3*
16. an Old World perennial grass, widespread as a weed in warm regions and used for thatching
Voted for by nobody [From Dan Widdis who voted for 4 and 8] and scores [0 + 0] = 0
17. fibrous material taken from the silk gland of a silkworm before it spins a cocoon, used for fishing tackle
Voted for by nobody [From Chris Carson who voted for 10 and 12] and scores [0 + 0] = 0
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[From Roberta Muths who voted for 5 and 6*] and scores [0 + 2] = 2*
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[From Bob Stone who voted for 3 and 9] and scores [0 + 0] = 0
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[From Russ Heimerson who voted for 4 and 6*] and scores [0 + 2] = 2*
This was actually an uneventual round, apart from Dodi's inability to receive some messages
Tim Bourne scored 6 for the stinging nettle and is our next dealer The real winners are Chuck Emery, Tony Abell, Bill Hirst with 4
points each which equals the Century Dictionary on Line with sow thistle
Over to you Tim
JohnnyB
1. _Obs slang [U.S. west, mid-19th cent]_ settlers' term for a traditional American Indian digestive remedy; now believed to have
been a variety of goldenseal (_Hydrastis canadensis_)
Voted for by Shefler, Stevens, Emery [From Dodi Schultz who voted for 4 and 9] and scores [3 + 0] = 3
2. a relative of the soybean which is noxious to both humans and animals, causing vomiting and diarrhea
Voted for by Bourne [From Scott Crom who voted for 4 and 7] and scores [1 + 0] = 1
3. low- or poor-quality tobacco made from the stems and upper roots of _Nicotiana spp._
Voted for by Bourne, Scott, Stone [From Mike Shefler who voted for 1 and 10] and scores [3 + 0] = 3
4. a local name in Norfolk for the common nettle, Urtica dioica
Voted for by Madnick, Scott, Widdis, Schultz, Crom, Heimerson [From Tim Bourne who voted for 2 and 3] and scores [6 + 0] = 6
5. a savory herb used mainly in ragouts and soups
Voted for by Madnick, Muths [From Wayne Scott who voted for 3 and 4] and scores [2 + 0] = 2
6. the corn sow-thistle; sonchus arvensis
Voted for by Kornelis, Emery, Muths, Heimerson [From Century Dictionary on-line who can't vote] and scores [4 + 0] = D4
7. common sense [Pennsylvania Dutch]
Voted for by Crom, Stevens [From Dave Cunningham who voted for 10 and 13] and scores [2 + 0] = 2
8. [slang] murder by poisoning
Voted for by Widdis [From Guerri Stevens who voted for 1 and 7] and scores [1 + 0] = 1
9. cud
Voted for by Savage, Schultz, Lodge, Stone [From Tony Abell who did not vote ] and scores [4 + 0] = 4
10. bagpipes (orig. unkn.)
Voted for by Cunningham, Savage, Carson, Shefler [From Bill Hirst who voted for 14 and 15] and scores [4 + 0] = 4
11. [Arab.] looking good, desirable
Voted for by Kornelis, Lodge [From Chuck Emery who voted for 1 and 6*] and scores [2 + 2] = 4*
12. a wall-covering similar to linoleum
Voted for by Carson [From Toni Savage who voted for 9 and 10] and scores [1 + 0] = 1
13. continuous band of plates on side of a ship
Voted for by Cunningham [From Judy Madnick who voted for 4 and 5] and scores [1 + 0] = 1
14. a bedouin tribe of the Hadhramaut region of South Arabia
Voted for by Hirst [From Tim Lodge who voted for 9 and 11] and scores [1 + 0] = 1
15. a saltwort, _Salsola kali tenuifolia_, that has narrow, spinelike leaves
Voted for by Hirst [From Hugo Kornelis who voted for 6* and 11] and scores [1 + 2] = 3*
16. an Old World perennial grass, widespread as a weed in warm regions and used for thatching
Voted for by nobody [From Dan Widdis who voted for 4 and 8] and scores [0 + 0] = 0
17. fibrous material taken from the silk gland of a silkworm before it spins a cocoon, used for fishing tackle
Voted for by nobody [From Chris Carson who voted for 10 and 12] and scores [0 + 0] = 0
##. -- No Def Submitted --
[From Roberta Muths who voted for 5 and 6*] and scores [0 + 2] = 2*
##. -- No Def Submitted --
[From Bob Stone who voted for 3 and 9] and scores [0 + 0] = 0
##. -- No Def Submitted --
[From Russ Heimerson who voted for 4 and 6*] and scores [0 + 2] = 2*