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Tim Lodge
April 8th, 2008, 02:55 AM
Lots of Scots defs appeared in this round, but five of you guessed
that the real one was number 11, the whirlpool. Johnny Barrs was one
of those who guessed correctly, and that, combined with the 5 votes
his horse's shoulder gained, lands him the next deal with 7 unnatural
points. Tony Abell and Tim Bourne were the real winners with 4 points
apiece.

Over to you, Johnny - the third UK-based dealer in a row!

-- Tim L


** SWELCHIE **

1: [Scot] muddy or sodden.
Voted for by: Toni Savage, Bill Hirst, Paul Keating, Scott Crom
FROM Tony Abell who voted 8 and 16, and scores 4 + 0 = 4

2: a mess kit (Brit. mil. sl.)
Voted for by: Bill Hirst
FROM Nancy Shepherdson who voted 6 and 12, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

3: [Br. mil. slang] a pith helmet.
Voted for by: Johnny Barrs, Dave Cunningham
FROM Bill Hirst who voted 1 and 2, and scores 2 + 0 = 2

4: _Scot._ Lively; spirited; cocky.
Voted for by: Scott Crom
FROM Chris Carson who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

5: a breed of small Welsh mountain pony.
Voted for by: Guerri Stevens, Dan Widdis
FROM Tim Bourne who voted *11* and 16, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*

6: a short crowbar, esp. used by burglars.
Voted for by: Dick Weltz, Nancy Shepherdson
FROM Guerri Stevens who voted 5 and 16, and scores 2 + 0 = 2

7: a sleeveless jacket worn beneath a hauberk.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Russ Heimerson who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

8: a mythological semi-human sea creature of Scotland.
Voted for by: Tony Abell
FROM Chuck Emery who voted 10 and 14, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

9: [Pol.] an obsolete coin issued under the Jagiellon dynasty.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Dave Cunningham who voted 3 and *11*, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*

10: (_Scot._) A highland sprite which leads unwary travelers astray.
Voted for by: Paul Keating, Chuck Emery, Judy Madnick
FROM Scott Crom who voted 1 and 4, and scores 3 + 0 = 3

11: [Scot.] a whirlpool; also, the local name for the race in Pentland
Firth.
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Johnny Barrs, Mike Shefler, Dave
Cunningham, Dan Widdis
FROM Oxford English Dictionary 2nd Ed 1989 which can't vote, and
scores D5

12: regional (Scot.) term for a waterproof low boot, usually
rubberized.
Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson, Mike Shefler, Judy Madnick
FROM Dick Weltz who voted 6 and 16, and scores 3 + 0 = 3

13: a spicy Polish sausage made mainly of beef and flavored with
coriander [from a place name]
Voted for by nobody
FROM Paul Keating who voted 1 and 10, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

14: old Scottish breed of small, long-haired, usually grey terrier
with long ears and curly coat.
Voted for by: Chuck Emery
FROM Toni Savage who voted 1 and 16, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

15: a small bird of the South African veldt, noted for its unusual and
varied songs. Also called African jacana (_Actophilornis africana_).
Voted for by nobody
FROM Mike Shefler who voted *11* and 12, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*

16: wasting of the shoulder-muscles in a horse, resulting from disuse
of the corresponding limb. The disuse may be due to a variety of
injuries.
Voted for by: Toni Savage, Tim Bourne, Dick Weltz, Guerri Stevens,
Tony Abell
FROM Johnny Barrs who voted 3 and *11*, and scores 5 + 2 = 7*

No def
FROM Dan Widdis who voted 5 and *11*, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*

No def
FROM Judy Madnick who voted 10 and 12, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

Toni Savage
April 8th, 2008, 02:17 PM
Ah! "race" like a brook!! I thought that was too strange to name a horse race "swelchie".... (Slapping side of head...)

-- Toni Savage


--- On Tue, 4/8/08, Tim Lodge <iel7j001 (AT) sneakemail (DOT) com> wrote:

> 11: [Scot.] a whirlpool; also, the local name for the race
> in Pentland
> Firth.
> Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Johnny Barrs, Mike Shefler, Dave
> Cunningham, Dan Widdis
> FROM Oxford English Dictionary 2nd Ed 1989 which can't
> vote, and
> scores D5
>

Daniel B. Widdis
April 8th, 2008, 03:01 PM
TS> I thought that was too strange to name a horse race "swelchie"

Ironically, that's why I voted for it, because I thought it was a horse race
(and though that was too odd to be made up, and/or rewarded for creativity).

--
Dan

Tim Lodge
April 8th, 2008, 03:34 PM
Dan & Toni

The race in the Pentland Firth is in fact a tidal race. Wikipedia
says: "Tidal race (or tidal rapid) is a natural occurrence whereby a
fast moving tide passes through a constriction resulting in the
formation of waves, eddies and hazardous currents." The Pentland Race
- between the northeastern tip of Scotland and the Orkney Islands - is
a notorious one. My pilot book says: "The Pentland Firth is a
dangerous area for all craft, tidal flows reach 12 knots between
Duncansby Head and S Ronaldsay. ... The resultant dangerous seas, very
strong eddies and violent races should avoided by yachts at all
costs." Not unlike a whirlpool, in fact.

-- Tim L


On Apr 8, 9:01*pm, "Daniel B. Widdis" <wid... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
> TS> I thought that was too strange to name a horse race "swelchie"
>
> Ironically, that's why I voted for it, because I thought it was a horse race
> (and though that was too odd to be made up, and/or rewarded for creativity).
>
> --
> Dan