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Bill Hirst
October 27th, 2007, 01:58 PM
The winner of round 1853 is Scott Crom, whose definition "To scowl or
glower." received 9 votes, plus 2 points for guessing the correct
def.

Toni Savage takes coveted second place with 6 points. Chris Carson is
runner-up with 5 points.

The true definition was 5: "to smudge or smear" (American Heritiage),
which
6 perceptive players guessed.

1. ancient Roman name for the fertile and productive Nera valley
region north of Rome.
No votes
Submitted by: Schultz.

2. _Archaic_ Genuine; real.
Votes from: Shepherdson, Stevens, Shefler
Submitted by: Carson, who scores 3 + 2, total 5.

3. gaum: red dye made from brazil wood; a reddish or red-orange
color.
Vote from: Stone
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 1.

4. a bowed Welsh lyre about the size of a violin.
Vote from: Scott
Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 1.

5. to smudge or smear
Votes from: Heimerson, Widdis, Carson, Cunningham, Barrs, Crom
Real definition from American Heritiage

6. a thin plaster applied to brickwork.
Votes from: Schultz, Bourne, Abell, Cunningham, Barrs, Crom
Submitted by: Savage, who scores natural 6.

7. a type of giant yam grown in Borneo and New Guinea
No votes
Submitted by: Scott.

8. part of the Yorkshire minced-oath, "by gaum", or "eee by gaum"
Votes from: Scott, Savage, Stevens
Submitted by: Emery, who scores natural 3.

9. the blister beetle.
No votes
Submitted by: Shepherdson.

10. an alkaloid poison secreted by certain Australian toads.
Votes from: Emery, Madnick
Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 2.

11. a series of symbolic body postures and hand movements used in East
Indian classical dancing.
No votes
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.

12. in joinery, a cap or plug concealing the head of a screw.
No votes
Submitted by: Bourne.

13. To scowl or glower.
Votes from: Emery, Schultz, Heimerson, Widdis, Shepherdson,
Bourne, Carson, Shefler, Abell
Submitted by: Crom, who scores 9 + 2, total 11.

14. the knee or knuckle joint of a grass-stem
Vote from: Savage
Submitted by: Barrs, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.

15. {OE] the sap of the spruce tree.
Votes from: Stone, Madnick
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores 2 + 2, total 4.

Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Crom 13 5 & 6 9 2 11
Savage 6 8 & 14 6 0 6
Carson 2 5 & 13 3 2 5
Cunningham 15 5 & 6 2 2 4
Emery 8 10 & 13 3 0 3
Barrs 14 5 & 6 1 2 3
Shefler 10 2 & 13 2 0 2
Heimerson 5 & 13 2 2
Widdis 11 5 & 13 2 2
Madnick 3 10 & 15 1 0 1
Stevens 4 2 & 8 1 0 1
Abell 6 & 13 0 0
Bourne 12 6 & 13 0 0
Schultz 1 6 & 13 0 0
Scott 7 4 & 8 0 0
Shepherdson 9 2 & 13 0 0
Stone 3 & 15 0 0

Bill Hirst
October 27th, 2007, 02:05 PM
These results should be corrected to give Russ a couple of dealer
points. He submitted a definition, but it didn't smudge into my
mailbox until after the deadline for submissions.

-Bill


Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Crom 13 5 & 6 9 2 11
Savage 6 8 & 14 6 0 6
Carson 2 5 & 13 3 2 5
Cunningham 15 5 & 6 2 2 4
Emery 8 10 & 13 3 0 3
Barrs 14 5 & 6 1 2 3
Shefler 10 2 & 13 2 0 2
Heimerson 5 & 13 2 2 4 <-
Widdis 11 5 & 13 2 2
Madnick 3 10 & 15 1 0 1
Stevens 4 2 & 8 1 0 1
Abell 6 & 13 0 0
Bourne 12 6 & 13 0 0
Schultz 1 6 & 13 0 0
Scott 7 4 & 8 0 0
Shepherdson 9 2 & 13 0 0
Stone 3 & 15 0 0