Dave Cunningham
October 14th, 2007, 05:21 PM
I was surprised that some folks did not vote even with the extended
deadline. I ran into a snag when two people gave defs based on the
correct etymology of the word -- so I combined the three definitions
as best I could without trying to put Greek characters in the text.
1. the process of returning a clergyman to lay status [Heimerson]
NV (Stevens) (Barrs) (Emery) 3 points
2. government by moneylenders. [Hirst] 11 14 nil
3. [Obs.] leprosy [Stevens] 1 8 (Shefler) 1
4. the application of baffles, curtains and other items to improve
the acoustics of a building [Bourne] NV nil
5. a false assumption of knowledge. [Schultz] *10 12 (Lodge)
(Savage) (Carson) 2 + 3 = 5 !!
6. a skin disease of cattle. [Emery] NV (Savage)
(Madnick) )Shepherdson) 3
7. An accelerating reference frame for which Newton's laws of
motion do not apply and in which force does not equal the product of
an object's mass and acceleration. [Widdis] 8 *10 2 + 0 = 2
8. the belief, prevalent in 14th century Europe and England, that
the papal schism heralded the coming of the Anti-Christ and presaged
the Apocalpyse. [Shefler] 3 12 (Stevens) (Widdis) (Barrs)
(Shepherson) 4
9. A dispute about facts or knowledge, in contrast to a merely
verbal dispute. [Crom] *10 12 (Carson) 2 + 1 = 3
10. swordplay with an imaginary opponent as a form of practice; also
_fig._ [Gk., fm skiā- 'shadow' + -makh*ā 'fighting'] [Keating] NV
4 points
an act or instance of fighting a shadow or an imaginary enemy.
[RHD] D4
1. a variety of sabre-fencing without any contact; 2. non-
contact swordplay used by film stuntmen to simulate a fight [Gk s??´a
= shadow + µa´?? = fight] [Barrs] 1 8 4 points
COMBINED as swordplay with an imaginary opponent as a form of
practice; an act or instance of fighting a shadow or imaginary
enemy. (Widdis) (Schultz) (Lodge) (Crom) D4
11. The study of pain and its causes. [Savage] 5 6 (Hirst)
(Madnick) (Emery) (Abell) 4
12. A dispute about natural laws. [Carson] 5 9 (Schultz)
(Shefler) (Crom) 3
13. condition of the skin when it has been scratched (med.)
[Shepherdson] 6 8 nil
14. cunning, amoral, and opportunist political activity. [Lodge]
5 *10 (Hirst) 2 + 1 = 3
15. a political movement in 4th Republic France promoting
farming. [Scott] NV (Abell) 1
Madnick 6 11 no points
Abell 11 15 nil
Note the combination of Barrs' and Keating's defs with the real
def. The etymologies were all just too close to the real def (sigh).
Leaving Dodi as the next dealer, and a four way tie for Winnah
between Shefler, Keating, Barrs and Savage.
Dave
DQ, DF
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deadline. I ran into a snag when two people gave defs based on the
correct etymology of the word -- so I combined the three definitions
as best I could without trying to put Greek characters in the text.
1. the process of returning a clergyman to lay status [Heimerson]
NV (Stevens) (Barrs) (Emery) 3 points
2. government by moneylenders. [Hirst] 11 14 nil
3. [Obs.] leprosy [Stevens] 1 8 (Shefler) 1
4. the application of baffles, curtains and other items to improve
the acoustics of a building [Bourne] NV nil
5. a false assumption of knowledge. [Schultz] *10 12 (Lodge)
(Savage) (Carson) 2 + 3 = 5 !!
6. a skin disease of cattle. [Emery] NV (Savage)
(Madnick) )Shepherdson) 3
7. An accelerating reference frame for which Newton's laws of
motion do not apply and in which force does not equal the product of
an object's mass and acceleration. [Widdis] 8 *10 2 + 0 = 2
8. the belief, prevalent in 14th century Europe and England, that
the papal schism heralded the coming of the Anti-Christ and presaged
the Apocalpyse. [Shefler] 3 12 (Stevens) (Widdis) (Barrs)
(Shepherson) 4
9. A dispute about facts or knowledge, in contrast to a merely
verbal dispute. [Crom] *10 12 (Carson) 2 + 1 = 3
10. swordplay with an imaginary opponent as a form of practice; also
_fig._ [Gk., fm skiā- 'shadow' + -makh*ā 'fighting'] [Keating] NV
4 points
an act or instance of fighting a shadow or an imaginary enemy.
[RHD] D4
1. a variety of sabre-fencing without any contact; 2. non-
contact swordplay used by film stuntmen to simulate a fight [Gk s??´a
= shadow + µa´?? = fight] [Barrs] 1 8 4 points
COMBINED as swordplay with an imaginary opponent as a form of
practice; an act or instance of fighting a shadow or imaginary
enemy. (Widdis) (Schultz) (Lodge) (Crom) D4
11. The study of pain and its causes. [Savage] 5 6 (Hirst)
(Madnick) (Emery) (Abell) 4
12. A dispute about natural laws. [Carson] 5 9 (Schultz)
(Shefler) (Crom) 3
13. condition of the skin when it has been scratched (med.)
[Shepherdson] 6 8 nil
14. cunning, amoral, and opportunist political activity. [Lodge]
5 *10 (Hirst) 2 + 1 = 3
15. a political movement in 4th Republic France promoting
farming. [Scott] NV (Abell) 1
Madnick 6 11 no points
Abell 11 15 nil
Note the combination of Barrs' and Keating's defs with the real
def. The etymologies were all just too close to the real def (sigh).
Leaving Dodi as the next dealer, and a four way tie for Winnah
between Shefler, Keating, Barrs and Savage.
Dave
DQ, DF
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