Tony Abell
May 27th, 2008, 09:13 PM
Sorry about the extended voting period. Various obligations got in the way.
Three players guessed the real meaning of rank or rancid. Apparently this word
is an American variation on an older version, reasty, (pronounced resty)
according to John Barrs, who was, of course, DQ. The clear winner and next
dealer is Chris Carson, whose befuddled def drew four natural. Four players tied
for second place.
Take it away, Chris!
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1. Cut roughly.
Voted for by Tim Lodge
SOURCE: Dan Widdis, who voted 4 and *13*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
2. Covered with pitch, as standing rigging on a sailing vessel.
Voted for by Dick Weltz
SOURCE: Russ Heimerson, who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
3. In the futures markets, derogative slang for retaining open contracts after
the strike date; also known as "riding upside down."
Voted for by Guerri Stevens
SOURCE: Nancy Shepherdson, who voted 8 and 14, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
4. [obs.] Flattened, usually by wind.
Voted for by Dan Widdis, Judy Madnick
SOURCE: Chuck Emery, who voted 7 and 10, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
5. A carved wooden or stone decorative screen for windows in the women's
quarters of houses in the Indian sub-continent.
Voted for by Scott Crom, Dave Cunningham, Paul Keating
SOURCE: Tim Lodge, who voted 1 and 16, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
6. A field in which the grain has been cut, dried, and rolled into large
cylinders.
Voted for by Mike Shefler
SOURCE: Guerri Stevens, who voted 3 and 7, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
7. Befuddled; confused.
Voted for by Dick Weltz, Dodi Schultz, Guerri Stevens, Chuck Emery
SOURCE: Chris Carson, who didn't vote, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
8. Surrounded by a pale (as of land) _archaic_.
Voted for by Jim Hart, Judy Madnick, Nancy Shepherdson
SOURCE: Dave Cunningham, who voted 5 and 10, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
9. [Arab.] A neckscarf worn under a robe.
Voted for by Paul Keating, Jim Hart
SOURCE: Toni Savage, who didn't vote, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
10. A fleshy seaside sandwort.
Voted for by Dave Cunningham, Chuck Emery, Mike Shefler
SOURCE: Jim Hart, who voted 8 and 9, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
11. Painted with a sealer coat to prevent previous colors to bleed through to
the surface.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Wayne Scott, who voted 12 and *13*, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
12. [obs. naut.] Unfurled, the opposite of reefed.
Voted for by Tim Bourne, Wayne Scott
SOURCE: Dick Weltz, who voted 2 and 7, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
13. [Obs.] Grown rank; rancid; rusty.
Voted for by Tim Bourne, Wayne Scott, Dan Widdis
SOURCE: WordNet Dictionary (Dict.org), which cannot vote, and scores D3
14. A belly-dancer [Turk., fm OPers.]
Voted for by Scott Crom, Nancy Shepherdson
SOURCE: Paul Keating, who voted 5 and 9, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
15. Scorned by fellow members of a religious or other community; ostracized.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Dodi Schultz, who voted 7 and 17, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
16. (_Ar._) An algorithm for calculating the cube roots of a number to any
desired degree of precision.
Voted for by Tim Lodge
SOURCE: Scott Crom, who voted 5 and 14, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
17. Serviced (as of a car) [Br. sl. fr. "greased"]
Voted for by Dodi Schultz
SOURCE: John Barrs, who is DQ, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
No definition submitted
Tim Bourne, who voted 12 and *13*, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
No definition submitted
Judy Madnick, who voted 4 and 8, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
No definition submitted
Mike Shefler, who voted 6 and 10, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
SUMMARY
Player Def# Voted for Points, N+U=T
------------------------------ ---- ----------- ---------------
Barrs ........................ 17 DQ 1 + 0 = 1
Bourne ....................... 12 & *13* 0 + 2 = 2
Carson ....................... 7 N/V 4 + 0 = 4
Crom ......................... 16 5 & 14 1 + 0 = 1
Cunningham ................... 8 5 & 10 3 + 0 = 3
Emery ........................ 4 7 & 10 2 + 0 = 2
Hart ......................... 10 8 & 9 3 + 0 = 3
Heimerson .................... 2 N/V 1 + 0 = 1
Keating ...................... 14 5 & 9 2 + 0 = 2
Lodge ........................ 5 1 & 16 3 + 0 = 3
Madnick ...................... 4 & 8 0 + 0 = 0
Savage ....................... 9 N/V 2 + 0 = 2
Schultz ...................... 15 7 & 17 0 + 0 = 0
Scott ........................ 11 12 & *13* 0 + 2 = 2
Shefler ...................... 6 & 10 0 + 0 = 0
Shepherdson .................. 3 8 & 14 1 + 0 = 1
Stevens ...................... 6 3 & 7 1 + 0 = 1
Weltz ........................ 12 2 & 7 2 + 0 = 2
Widdis ....................... 1 4 & *13* 1 + 2 = 3
WordNet ...................... 13 N/A D3
Three players guessed the real meaning of rank or rancid. Apparently this word
is an American variation on an older version, reasty, (pronounced resty)
according to John Barrs, who was, of course, DQ. The clear winner and next
dealer is Chris Carson, whose befuddled def drew four natural. Four players tied
for second place.
Take it away, Chris!
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Cut roughly.
Voted for by Tim Lodge
SOURCE: Dan Widdis, who voted 4 and *13*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
2. Covered with pitch, as standing rigging on a sailing vessel.
Voted for by Dick Weltz
SOURCE: Russ Heimerson, who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
3. In the futures markets, derogative slang for retaining open contracts after
the strike date; also known as "riding upside down."
Voted for by Guerri Stevens
SOURCE: Nancy Shepherdson, who voted 8 and 14, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
4. [obs.] Flattened, usually by wind.
Voted for by Dan Widdis, Judy Madnick
SOURCE: Chuck Emery, who voted 7 and 10, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
5. A carved wooden or stone decorative screen for windows in the women's
quarters of houses in the Indian sub-continent.
Voted for by Scott Crom, Dave Cunningham, Paul Keating
SOURCE: Tim Lodge, who voted 1 and 16, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
6. A field in which the grain has been cut, dried, and rolled into large
cylinders.
Voted for by Mike Shefler
SOURCE: Guerri Stevens, who voted 3 and 7, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
7. Befuddled; confused.
Voted for by Dick Weltz, Dodi Schultz, Guerri Stevens, Chuck Emery
SOURCE: Chris Carson, who didn't vote, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
8. Surrounded by a pale (as of land) _archaic_.
Voted for by Jim Hart, Judy Madnick, Nancy Shepherdson
SOURCE: Dave Cunningham, who voted 5 and 10, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
9. [Arab.] A neckscarf worn under a robe.
Voted for by Paul Keating, Jim Hart
SOURCE: Toni Savage, who didn't vote, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
10. A fleshy seaside sandwort.
Voted for by Dave Cunningham, Chuck Emery, Mike Shefler
SOURCE: Jim Hart, who voted 8 and 9, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
11. Painted with a sealer coat to prevent previous colors to bleed through to
the surface.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Wayne Scott, who voted 12 and *13*, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
12. [obs. naut.] Unfurled, the opposite of reefed.
Voted for by Tim Bourne, Wayne Scott
SOURCE: Dick Weltz, who voted 2 and 7, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
13. [Obs.] Grown rank; rancid; rusty.
Voted for by Tim Bourne, Wayne Scott, Dan Widdis
SOURCE: WordNet Dictionary (Dict.org), which cannot vote, and scores D3
14. A belly-dancer [Turk., fm OPers.]
Voted for by Scott Crom, Nancy Shepherdson
SOURCE: Paul Keating, who voted 5 and 9, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
15. Scorned by fellow members of a religious or other community; ostracized.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Dodi Schultz, who voted 7 and 17, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
16. (_Ar._) An algorithm for calculating the cube roots of a number to any
desired degree of precision.
Voted for by Tim Lodge
SOURCE: Scott Crom, who voted 5 and 14, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
17. Serviced (as of a car) [Br. sl. fr. "greased"]
Voted for by Dodi Schultz
SOURCE: John Barrs, who is DQ, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
No definition submitted
Tim Bourne, who voted 12 and *13*, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
No definition submitted
Judy Madnick, who voted 4 and 8, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
No definition submitted
Mike Shefler, who voted 6 and 10, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
SUMMARY
Player Def# Voted for Points, N+U=T
------------------------------ ---- ----------- ---------------
Barrs ........................ 17 DQ 1 + 0 = 1
Bourne ....................... 12 & *13* 0 + 2 = 2
Carson ....................... 7 N/V 4 + 0 = 4
Crom ......................... 16 5 & 14 1 + 0 = 1
Cunningham ................... 8 5 & 10 3 + 0 = 3
Emery ........................ 4 7 & 10 2 + 0 = 2
Hart ......................... 10 8 & 9 3 + 0 = 3
Heimerson .................... 2 N/V 1 + 0 = 1
Keating ...................... 14 5 & 9 2 + 0 = 2
Lodge ........................ 5 1 & 16 3 + 0 = 3
Madnick ...................... 4 & 8 0 + 0 = 0
Savage ....................... 9 N/V 2 + 0 = 2
Schultz ...................... 15 7 & 17 0 + 0 = 0
Scott ........................ 11 12 & *13* 0 + 2 = 2
Shefler ...................... 6 & 10 0 + 0 = 0
Shepherdson .................. 3 8 & 14 1 + 0 = 1
Stevens ...................... 6 3 & 7 1 + 0 = 1
Weltz ........................ 12 2 & 7 2 + 0 = 2
Widdis ....................... 1 4 & *13* 1 + 2 = 3
WordNet ...................... 13 N/A D3