Judy Madnick
September 7th, 2007, 08:21 AM
The winner of round 1839 is Paul Keating, whose definition "a basket; an
unspecified quantity [MDu corf, curf ad. L corbis 'basket']" received 5
votes, plus 2 points for guessing the correct definition.
There were 2 players in coveted second place with 5 points each: John Barrs
and Scott Crom.
This leads me to a question, which I will post in another message because . . .
the true definition was 17: "miner's basket, trolley or wagon."
(Forthright's Phrontistery (and others!)), which 4 perceptive players
guessed.
*1.*a deep ravine.
****Votes from:***Savage, Abell
****Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 2.
*2.*a kind of lime mortar.
****Vote from:****Scott
****Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 1.
*3.*a raven [also corb or corbie].
****Votes from:***Scott, Widdis, Kornelis
****Submitted by: Barrs, who scores 3 + 2, total 5.
*4.*a resident of the Greek island, Corfu.
****Vote from:****Bourne
****Submitted by: Scott, who scores natural 1.
*5.*(_Scot._) 1. To scrape or scratch; 2. To engrave.
****Votes from:***Hirst, Carson, Cunningham
****Submitted by: Crom, who scores 3 + 2, total 5.
*6.*shredded and compacted leather used for saddles [origin unk.].
****Vote from:****Shefler
****Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 1.
*7.*the lint-like detritus resulting from tearing microperforated paper.
****Votes from:***Stone, Abell, Kornelis
****Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 3.
*8.*waste from a joinery works, consisting of sawdust, shavings and
****small offcuts.
****Votes from:***Emery, Stone, Crom
****Submitted by: Bourne, who scores natural 3.
*9.*small scraps of hemp, which were mixed with tar and pounded into
****the seams of sailing ships.
****Vote from:****Stevens
****Submitted by: Emery, who scores natural 1.
10.*any of various tropical marine gastropod mollusks, especially of
****the genera _Strombus_ and _Cassis_, having large, often brightly
****colored spiral shells and edible flesh (from Latin _corfa_
****"shellfish, mollusk", from Greek _korphe_ "mussel, shell").
****Votes from:***Cunningham, Lodge
****Submitted by: Kornelis, who scores natural 2.
11.*a tributary valley that joins a main valley where the latter has
****been deepened, usually by glacial erosion, resulting in a steep
****drop from the floor of the tributary valley to the floor of the
****main valley.
****Votes from:***Hirst, Stevens
****Submitted by: Widdis, who scores natural 2.
12.*an axe head designed for the specialized needs of firefighters
****[Chop Open, Repel Fire].
****No votes
****Submitted by: Hirst.
13.*a basket; an unspecified quantity [MDu corf, curf ad. L corbis
****'basket'].
****Votes from:***Keating, Widdis, Shepherdson, Carson, Lodge, Barrs
****Submitted by: Keating, who scores 5 + 2, total 7.
14.*material made from coconut fibers and used to form porous planters.
****Votes from:***Schultz, Shepherdson, Bourne
****Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 3.
15.*[Gk.] a knotted wedding veil made of lace or silk.
****No votes
****Submitted by: Shefler.
16.*trimmings from woodworking [Now rare].
****Vote from:****Emery
****Submitted by: Savage, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
17.*miner's basket, trolley or wagon.
****Votes from:***Keating, Savage, Barrs, Crom
****Real definition from Forthright's Phrontistery (and others!)
18.*dry, brittle, withered.
****Vote from:****Shefler
****Submitted by: Heimerson, who scores natural 1.
19.*Eastern sawgrass.
****Vote from:****Schultz
****Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 1.
****Player*********Def*Voted*for*Votes*Guess*DP*To tal
****------*********---*---------*-----*-----*--*-----
****Keating*********13***13*&*17*****5*****2********7
****Barrs************3***13*&*17*****3*****2********5
****Crom*************5****8*&*17*****3*****2********5
****Bourne***********8****4*&*14*****3*****0********3
****Schultz**********7***14*&*19*****3*****0********3
****Stevens*********14****9*&*11*****3*****0********3
****Savage**********16****1*&*17*****1*****2********3
****Carson***********1****5*&*13*****2*****0********2
****Kornelis********10****3*&*7******2*****0********2
****Widdis**********11****3*&*13*****2*****0********2
****Abell***********19****1*&*7******1*****0********1
****Cunningham*******6****5*&*10*****1*****0********1
****Emery************9****8*&*16*****1*****0********1
****Heimerson*******18******N/V******1*****0********1
****Lodge************2***10*&*13*****1*****0********1
****Scott************4****2*&*3******1*****0********1
****Hirst***********12****5*&*11***********0********0
****Shefler*********15****6*&*18***********0********0
****Shepherdson**********13*&*14***********0********0
****Stone*****************7*&*8************0********0
unspecified quantity [MDu corf, curf ad. L corbis 'basket']" received 5
votes, plus 2 points for guessing the correct definition.
There were 2 players in coveted second place with 5 points each: John Barrs
and Scott Crom.
This leads me to a question, which I will post in another message because . . .
the true definition was 17: "miner's basket, trolley or wagon."
(Forthright's Phrontistery (and others!)), which 4 perceptive players
guessed.
*1.*a deep ravine.
****Votes from:***Savage, Abell
****Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 2.
*2.*a kind of lime mortar.
****Vote from:****Scott
****Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 1.
*3.*a raven [also corb or corbie].
****Votes from:***Scott, Widdis, Kornelis
****Submitted by: Barrs, who scores 3 + 2, total 5.
*4.*a resident of the Greek island, Corfu.
****Vote from:****Bourne
****Submitted by: Scott, who scores natural 1.
*5.*(_Scot._) 1. To scrape or scratch; 2. To engrave.
****Votes from:***Hirst, Carson, Cunningham
****Submitted by: Crom, who scores 3 + 2, total 5.
*6.*shredded and compacted leather used for saddles [origin unk.].
****Vote from:****Shefler
****Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 1.
*7.*the lint-like detritus resulting from tearing microperforated paper.
****Votes from:***Stone, Abell, Kornelis
****Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 3.
*8.*waste from a joinery works, consisting of sawdust, shavings and
****small offcuts.
****Votes from:***Emery, Stone, Crom
****Submitted by: Bourne, who scores natural 3.
*9.*small scraps of hemp, which were mixed with tar and pounded into
****the seams of sailing ships.
****Vote from:****Stevens
****Submitted by: Emery, who scores natural 1.
10.*any of various tropical marine gastropod mollusks, especially of
****the genera _Strombus_ and _Cassis_, having large, often brightly
****colored spiral shells and edible flesh (from Latin _corfa_
****"shellfish, mollusk", from Greek _korphe_ "mussel, shell").
****Votes from:***Cunningham, Lodge
****Submitted by: Kornelis, who scores natural 2.
11.*a tributary valley that joins a main valley where the latter has
****been deepened, usually by glacial erosion, resulting in a steep
****drop from the floor of the tributary valley to the floor of the
****main valley.
****Votes from:***Hirst, Stevens
****Submitted by: Widdis, who scores natural 2.
12.*an axe head designed for the specialized needs of firefighters
****[Chop Open, Repel Fire].
****No votes
****Submitted by: Hirst.
13.*a basket; an unspecified quantity [MDu corf, curf ad. L corbis
****'basket'].
****Votes from:***Keating, Widdis, Shepherdson, Carson, Lodge, Barrs
****Submitted by: Keating, who scores 5 + 2, total 7.
14.*material made from coconut fibers and used to form porous planters.
****Votes from:***Schultz, Shepherdson, Bourne
****Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 3.
15.*[Gk.] a knotted wedding veil made of lace or silk.
****No votes
****Submitted by: Shefler.
16.*trimmings from woodworking [Now rare].
****Vote from:****Emery
****Submitted by: Savage, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
17.*miner's basket, trolley or wagon.
****Votes from:***Keating, Savage, Barrs, Crom
****Real definition from Forthright's Phrontistery (and others!)
18.*dry, brittle, withered.
****Vote from:****Shefler
****Submitted by: Heimerson, who scores natural 1.
19.*Eastern sawgrass.
****Vote from:****Schultz
****Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 1.
****Player*********Def*Voted*for*Votes*Guess*DP*To tal
****------*********---*---------*-----*-----*--*-----
****Keating*********13***13*&*17*****5*****2********7
****Barrs************3***13*&*17*****3*****2********5
****Crom*************5****8*&*17*****3*****2********5
****Bourne***********8****4*&*14*****3*****0********3
****Schultz**********7***14*&*19*****3*****0********3
****Stevens*********14****9*&*11*****3*****0********3
****Savage**********16****1*&*17*****1*****2********3
****Carson***********1****5*&*13*****2*****0********2
****Kornelis********10****3*&*7******2*****0********2
****Widdis**********11****3*&*13*****2*****0********2
****Abell***********19****1*&*7******1*****0********1
****Cunningham*******6****5*&*10*****1*****0********1
****Emery************9****8*&*16*****1*****0********1
****Heimerson*******18******N/V******1*****0********1
****Lodge************2***10*&*13*****1*****0********1
****Scott************4****2*&*3******1*****0********1
****Hirst***********12****5*&*11***********0********0
****Shefler*********15****6*&*18***********0********0
****Shepherdson**********13*&*14***********0********0
****Stone*****************7*&*8************0********0