Tony Abell
December 27th, 2007, 07:08 AM
Paul Keating runs away with the deal with his simple and compelling bald
definition, which garnered no fewer than 11 votes. Webster's 1913 dictionary
pulled in 6 with the real dirty definition. Toni Savage gets a couple dealer
points for my having omitted her definition. It's interesting that Chris Carson
managed to get two votes for his definition, which was actually TWO definitions
combined by mistake (not by the dealer, this time, but I didn't help catch the
error, either).
Take it away, Paul!
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1. An earth-burrowing, nocturnal bird (_Pterodroma cahow_), once abundant in
Bermuda but now nearly extinct, with a hooked black beak, brown and white
plumage, and a gray underside. _Archaic_ Bald [Middle English calwe,
_hairless_ from Old English calu].
Voted for by Judy Madnick, Toni Savage
SOURCE: Chris Carson, who voted 6 and 8, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
2. [Dan.] Strong. Without equal. Often applied to cheeses.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Chuck Emery, who voted 3 and 12, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
3. In SW England, a dialect name for the nightjar _Caprimulgus europaeus_.
Voted for by Dave Cunningham, Chuck Emery, Dodi Schultz
SOURCE: Tim Lodge, who voted *4* and 15, and scores 3 + 2 = 5*
4. Soot; smut.
Voted for by Tim Lodge, Russ Heimerson, Nancy Shepherdson, Wayne Scott,
Paul Keating, John Barrs
SOURCE: Webster's 1913 Dictionary (Hyperdictionary.com), which cannot vote, and scores D6
5. Inexperienced.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Wayne Scott, who voted *4* and 16, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
6. A cattle feed, chiefly corn and sorghum.
Voted for by Nancy Shepherdson, Chris Carson
SOURCE: Dodi Schultz, who voted 3 and 16, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
7. A short clerical collar that tucks into pockets on either side of the neck
of a clerical shirt.
Voted for by Bill Hirst
SOURCE: Tim Bourne, who voted 9 and 16, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
8. A large kind of cooking apple.
Voted for by Chris Carson
SOURCE: John Barrs, who voted *4* and 10, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
9. Spotted; patchy.
Voted for by Tim Bourne, Mike Shefler
SOURCE: Russ Heimerson, who voted *4* and 16, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
10. A type of pheasant noted in the traditional round "Twelve Days of
Christmas."
Voted for by John Barrs
SOURCE: Dave Cunningham, who voted 3 and 16, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
11. A tombstone placed on the ground, rather than vertically.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Guerri Stevens, who voted 14 and 16, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
12. The background design in the horizontal lines at the top and bottom of the
obverse side of United States currency.
Voted for by Chuck Emery
SOURCE: Scott Crom, who voted 15 and 16, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
13. The frame of a wagon, consisting of axles and struts, but neither box nor
wheels.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Nancy Shepherdson, who voted *4* and 6, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
14. An aglet, or shoelace tip.
Voted for by Guerri Stevens
SOURCE: Bill Hirst, who voted 7 and 17, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
15. Decorate or engrave metal with wavy lines and patterns.
Voted for by Tim Lodge, Scott Crom
SOURCE: Judy Madnick, who voted 1 and 17, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
16. Bald [OE calu].
Voted for by Tim Bourne, Scott Crom, Dave Cunningham, Russ Heimerson,
Guerri Stevens, Mike Shefler, Wayne Scott, Paul Keating, Dodi Schultz, Toni
Savage
SOURCE: Paul Keating, who voted *4* and 16, and scores 9 + 2 = 11*
17. A tophat with a peaked brim.
Voted for by Bill Hirst, Judy Madnick
SOURCE: Mike Shefler, who voted 9 and 16, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
Definition omitted by dealer
Toni Savage, who voted 1 and 16, and scores 0 + 0 + 2 dealer points = 2*
SUMMARY
Player Def# Voted for Points, N+U=T
------------------------------ ---- ----------- ---------------
Barrs ........................ 8 *4* & 10 1 + 2 = 3
Bourne ....................... 7 9 & 16 1 + 0 = 1
Carson ....................... 1 6 & 8 2 + 0 = 2
Crom ......................... 12 15 & 16 1 + 0 = 1
Cunningham ................... 10 3 & 16 1 + 0 = 1
Emery ........................ 2 3 & 12 0 + 0 = 0
Heimerson .................... 9 *4* & 16 2 + 2 = 4
Hirst ........................ 14 7 & 17 1 + 0 = 1
Keating ...................... 16 *4* & 16 9 + 2 = 11
Lodge ........................ 3 *4* & 15 3 + 2 = 5
Madnick ...................... 15 1 & 17 2 + 0 = 2
Savage ....................... 1 & 16 0 + 2*= 2
Schultz ...................... 6 3 & 16 2 + 0 = 2
Scott ........................ 5 *4* & 16 0 + 2 = 2
Shefler ...................... 17 9 & 16 2 + 0 = 2
Shepherdson .................. 13 *4* & 6 0 + 2 = 2
Stevens ...................... 11 14 & 16 0 + 0 = 0
Webster's 1913 ............... 4 N/A D6
definition, which garnered no fewer than 11 votes. Webster's 1913 dictionary
pulled in 6 with the real dirty definition. Toni Savage gets a couple dealer
points for my having omitted her definition. It's interesting that Chris Carson
managed to get two votes for his definition, which was actually TWO definitions
combined by mistake (not by the dealer, this time, but I didn't help catch the
error, either).
Take it away, Paul!
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1. An earth-burrowing, nocturnal bird (_Pterodroma cahow_), once abundant in
Bermuda but now nearly extinct, with a hooked black beak, brown and white
plumage, and a gray underside. _Archaic_ Bald [Middle English calwe,
_hairless_ from Old English calu].
Voted for by Judy Madnick, Toni Savage
SOURCE: Chris Carson, who voted 6 and 8, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
2. [Dan.] Strong. Without equal. Often applied to cheeses.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Chuck Emery, who voted 3 and 12, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
3. In SW England, a dialect name for the nightjar _Caprimulgus europaeus_.
Voted for by Dave Cunningham, Chuck Emery, Dodi Schultz
SOURCE: Tim Lodge, who voted *4* and 15, and scores 3 + 2 = 5*
4. Soot; smut.
Voted for by Tim Lodge, Russ Heimerson, Nancy Shepherdson, Wayne Scott,
Paul Keating, John Barrs
SOURCE: Webster's 1913 Dictionary (Hyperdictionary.com), which cannot vote, and scores D6
5. Inexperienced.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Wayne Scott, who voted *4* and 16, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
6. A cattle feed, chiefly corn and sorghum.
Voted for by Nancy Shepherdson, Chris Carson
SOURCE: Dodi Schultz, who voted 3 and 16, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
7. A short clerical collar that tucks into pockets on either side of the neck
of a clerical shirt.
Voted for by Bill Hirst
SOURCE: Tim Bourne, who voted 9 and 16, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
8. A large kind of cooking apple.
Voted for by Chris Carson
SOURCE: John Barrs, who voted *4* and 10, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
9. Spotted; patchy.
Voted for by Tim Bourne, Mike Shefler
SOURCE: Russ Heimerson, who voted *4* and 16, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
10. A type of pheasant noted in the traditional round "Twelve Days of
Christmas."
Voted for by John Barrs
SOURCE: Dave Cunningham, who voted 3 and 16, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
11. A tombstone placed on the ground, rather than vertically.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Guerri Stevens, who voted 14 and 16, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
12. The background design in the horizontal lines at the top and bottom of the
obverse side of United States currency.
Voted for by Chuck Emery
SOURCE: Scott Crom, who voted 15 and 16, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
13. The frame of a wagon, consisting of axles and struts, but neither box nor
wheels.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Nancy Shepherdson, who voted *4* and 6, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
14. An aglet, or shoelace tip.
Voted for by Guerri Stevens
SOURCE: Bill Hirst, who voted 7 and 17, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
15. Decorate or engrave metal with wavy lines and patterns.
Voted for by Tim Lodge, Scott Crom
SOURCE: Judy Madnick, who voted 1 and 17, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
16. Bald [OE calu].
Voted for by Tim Bourne, Scott Crom, Dave Cunningham, Russ Heimerson,
Guerri Stevens, Mike Shefler, Wayne Scott, Paul Keating, Dodi Schultz, Toni
Savage
SOURCE: Paul Keating, who voted *4* and 16, and scores 9 + 2 = 11*
17. A tophat with a peaked brim.
Voted for by Bill Hirst, Judy Madnick
SOURCE: Mike Shefler, who voted 9 and 16, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
Definition omitted by dealer
Toni Savage, who voted 1 and 16, and scores 0 + 0 + 2 dealer points = 2*
SUMMARY
Player Def# Voted for Points, N+U=T
------------------------------ ---- ----------- ---------------
Barrs ........................ 8 *4* & 10 1 + 2 = 3
Bourne ....................... 7 9 & 16 1 + 0 = 1
Carson ....................... 1 6 & 8 2 + 0 = 2
Crom ......................... 12 15 & 16 1 + 0 = 1
Cunningham ................... 10 3 & 16 1 + 0 = 1
Emery ........................ 2 3 & 12 0 + 0 = 0
Heimerson .................... 9 *4* & 16 2 + 2 = 4
Hirst ........................ 14 7 & 17 1 + 0 = 1
Keating ...................... 16 *4* & 16 9 + 2 = 11
Lodge ........................ 3 *4* & 15 3 + 2 = 5
Madnick ...................... 15 1 & 17 2 + 0 = 2
Savage ....................... 1 & 16 0 + 2*= 2
Schultz ...................... 6 3 & 16 2 + 0 = 2
Scott ........................ 5 *4* & 16 0 + 2 = 2
Shefler ...................... 17 9 & 16 2 + 0 = 2
Shepherdson .................. 13 *4* & 6 0 + 2 = 2
Stevens ...................... 11 14 & 16 0 + 0 = 0
Webster's 1913 ............... 4 N/A D6