[Dixonary] QUARTAN results

[Dave Cunningham]

I thought it funny that "foiur days" becomes 72 hours <g>.


1. deformed, misshapen. [Shepherdson] 12 17 (Carson) (Crom) 2
points

2. a period of three months [Obs.] [Bourne] 3 19 nil

3. A kind of cross-hatching [Her.] [Savage] 16 17 (Bourne) 1

4. an absurd person or thing. [Heimerson] NV (Widdis) (Crom) 2

5. a 4lb wholemeal loaf [Dorset, UK] ]Barrs] DQ (Scott) 1

6. A large usu. earthenware water jug. [Abell] 9 17 (Carson)
(Emery) 2

7. _Geology_ Tending to split into thin, flat pieces. [Widdis] 4
19 (Shefler) 1

8. tool used by surveyors to obtain right angle. [Madnick] DQ
(Hirst) (Kornelis) (Emery) 3

9. the lowest-level officer in the Roman army. [Stevens] 12 17
(Kornelis) (Abell) 2

10. A malarial fever recurring every 72 hours. [AHD] (Scott)
D1

11. in a religious institution, the fourth service or prayers of
the day. [Lodge] DQ nil

12. A four-masted Mediterranean ship with large lateen sails.
[Kornelis] 8 9 (Stevens) (Shepherdson) 2

13. _obs. exc. dial._ a quail [ad. MLG kwartele, kwartene]
[Keating] 13 17 (Hirst) (Keating) 2

14. (obs.) 40 stone or 560 pounds, one quarter of an imperial or
long ton. [Emery] 6 8 nil

15. A very short, double-edged dagger, often concealed in a
sleeve scabbard. [Crom] 1 4 nil

16. a measure of hand woven cloth one fourth the width of power
loomed cloth. [Scott] 5 *10 (Savage) 2 + 1 = 3

17. A card game for 2 players using 40 cards that is an early
version of rummy. [Carson] 1 6 (Stevens) (Shefler) (Shepherdson)
(Savage) (Abell) (Keating) 6!!

18. a lighter, less dense variety of lignum vitae, used chiefly
for furniture and decorative sculpture. [Schultz] NV nil

19. A person of insignificant nobility, (lit. 4th illegitimate
son), who nonetheless may have great aspirations if the legitimate
heir fails to walk carefully when the highest parapet is slippery with
well polished ice. [Hirst] 8 13 (Widdis) (Bourne) 2

Shefler 7 17 nil

Giving Mr. Carson the deal with an impressive 6 natural points!

Dave
DQ, DF

[Christopher Carson]

Good Grief! Wasn't I just doing this? Yes, as a matter of fact, the round
before this one. A classic case of a def gleaned quickly with little
thought hitting the jackpot. I'll post a new word tomorrow when I have a
chance to dig through my dwindling list. I'm going to need to spend another
Saturday at the library with the OED if this keeps up.

Chris
Dealah Elect

[JohnnyB]

Dave

You have Paul voting for his own def and yet counting his vote

>
> 13. _obs. exc. dial._ a quail [ad. MLG kwartele, kwartene]
> [Keating] 13 17 (Hirst) (Keating) 2
>
?????

Re your comment that 4 days becomes 72 hours: I understood that the quartan fever recurred somewhere in the 4th day, often just
after 72 hours

JohnnyB


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> [mailto:Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com] On Behalf Of Dave Cunningham
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 6:49 PM
> To: Dixonary
> Subject: [Dixonary] QUARTAN results
>
>
> I thought it funny that "foiur days" becomes 72 hours <g>.
>
>
> 1. deformed, misshapen. [Shepherdson] 12 17 (Carson)
> (Crom) 2 points
>
> 2. a period of three months [Obs.] [Bourne] 3 19 nil
>
> 3. A kind of cross-hatching [Her.] [Savage] 16 17 (Bourne) 1
>
> 4. an absurd person or thing. [Heimerson] NV (Widdis) (Crom) 2
>
> 5. a 4lb wholemeal loaf [Dorset, UK] ]Barrs] DQ (Scott) 1
>
> 6. A large usu. earthenware water jug. [Abell] 9 17 (Carson)
> (Emery) 2
>
> 7. _Geology_ Tending to split into thin, flat pieces. [Widdis] 4
> 19 (Shefler) 1
>
> 8. tool used by surveyors to obtain right angle. [Madnick] DQ
> (Hirst) (Kornelis) (Emery) 3
>
> 9. the lowest-level officer in the Roman army. [Stevens] 12 17
> (Kornelis) (Abell) 2
>
> 10. A malarial fever recurring every 72 hours. [AHD] (Scott)
> D1
>
> 11. in a religious institution, the fourth service or
> prayers of the day. [Lodge] DQ nil
>
> 12. A four-masted Mediterranean ship with large lateen sails.
> [Kornelis] 8 9 (Stevens) (Shepherdson) 2
>
> 13. _obs. exc. dial._ a quail [ad. MLG kwartele, kwartene]
> [Keating] 13 17 (Hirst) (Keating) 2
>
> 14. (obs.) 40 stone or 560 pounds, one quarter of an
> imperial or long ton. [Emery] 6 8 nil
>
> 15. A very short, double-edged dagger, often concealed
> in a sleeve scabbard. [Crom] 1 4 nil
>
> 16. a measure of hand woven cloth one fourth the width of
> power loomed cloth. [Scott] 5 *10 (Savage) 2 + 1 = 3
>
> 17. A card game for 2 players using 40 cards that is an early
> version of rummy. [Carson] 1 6 (Stevens) (Shefler) (Shepherdson)
> (Savage) (Abell) (Keating) 6!!
>
> 18. a lighter, less dense variety of lignum vitae, used chiefly
> for furniture and decorative sculpture. [Schultz] NV nil
>
> 19. A person of insignificant nobility, (lit. 4th
> illegitimate son), who nonetheless may have great aspirations
> if the legitimate heir fails to walk carefully when the
> highest parapet is slippery with
> well polished ice. [Hirst] 8 13 (Widdis) (Bourne) 2
>
> Shefler 7 17 nil
>
> Giving Mr. Carson the deal with an impressive 6 natural points!
>
> Dave
> DQ, DF
>

[Dodi Schultz]

At least one wrong:

You've got me as "NV." I certainly DID vote! I voted for #2 and #15--so
that's a point for Tim Bourne and also one for Scott Crom.

--Dodi

[Dave Cunningham]

Corrected.

On Nov 7, 7:49 pm, Dave Cunningham <cunn5... (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net> wrote:
> I thought it funny that "four days" becomes 72 hours <g>. (It was the fact that the def I found did not refer to the "four days" which was referred to in other dictionaries which I found interesting)
>
> 1. deformed, misshapen. [Shepherdson] 12 17 (Carson) (Crom) 2
> points
>
> 2. a period of three months [Obs.] [Bourne] 3 19 (Schultz) 1
>
> 3. A kind of cross-hatching [Her.] [Savage] 16 17 (Bourne) 1
>
> 4. an absurd person or thing. [Heimerson] NV (Widdis) (Crom) 2
>
> 5. a 4lb wholemeal loaf [Dorset, UK] ]Barrs] DQ (Scott) 1
>
> 6. A large usu. earthenware water jug. [Abell] 9 17 (Carson)
> (Emery) 2
>
> 7. _Geology_ Tending to split into thin, flat pieces. [Widdis] 4
> 19 (Shefler) 1
>
> 8. tool used by surveyors to obtain right angle. [Madnick] DQ
> (Hirst) (Kornelis) (Emery) 3
>
> 9. the lowest-level officer in the Roman army. [Stevens] 12 17
> (Kornelis) (Abell) 2
>
> 10. A malarial fever recurring every 72 hours. [AHD] (Scott)
> D1
>
> 11. in a religious institution, the fourth service or prayers of
> the day. [Lodge] DQ nil
>
> 12. A four-masted Mediterranean ship with large lateen sails.
> [Kornelis] 8 9 (Stevens) (Shepherdson) 2
>
> 13. _obs. exc. dial._ a quail [ad. MLG kwartele, kwartene]
> [Keating] 13 17 (Hirst) )(Keating)) 1
>
> 14. (obs.) 40 stone or 560 pounds, one quarter of an imperial or
> long ton. [Emery] 6 8 nil
>
> 15. A very short, double-edged dagger, often concealed in a
> sleeve scabbard. [Crom] 1 4 (Schultz) 1>
> 16. a measure of hand woven cloth one fourth the width of power
> loomed cloth. [Scott] 5 *10 (Savage) 2 + 1 = 3
>
> 17. A card game for 2 players using 40 cards that is an early
> version of rummy. [Carson] 1 6 (Stevens) (Shefler) (Shepherdson)
> (Savage) (Abell) (Keating) 6!!
>
> 18. a lighter, less dense variety of lignum vitae, used chiefly
> for furniture and decorative sculpture. [Schultz] 2 15 nil
>
> 19. A person of insignificant nobility, (lit. 4th illegitimate
> son), who nonetheless may have great aspirations if the legitimate
> heir fails to walk carefully when the highest parapet is slippery with
> well polished ice. [Hirst] 8 13 (Widdis) (Bourne) 2
>
> Shefler 7 17 nil
>
> Giving Mr. Carson the deal with an impressive 6 natural points!
>
> Dave
> DQ, DF

[dixonary@siam.co.uk]

> You've got me as "NV." I certainly DID vote! I voted for
> #2 and #15--so
> that's a point for Tim Bourne and also one for Scott
> Crom.
>
Thanks, Dodi; I haven't received the results (yet).

Best wishes,

Tim B