Tony Abell
June 21st, 2008, 12:05 PM
The clear winner and next dealer is dapper Dan Widdis, whose fine stitchery
earned him 6 natural. Paul Keating, whose old word for castling in chess earned
him 4 natural points, made him the real winner. The runners-up were Chris
Carson, Bill Hirst and Tim Lodge, who each scored 3, the latter unnaturally (so
to speak). The dictionary ended up with a D3. Not my best showing, but not my
worst by a long shot.
John Barrs was DQ, as usual, because strongly suspected that rokelay might be an
angliciz(s)ation of the French roquelaire (a frock coat). He was correct. But in
this case there was a complication, because he decided to submit a definition
that played off of the common UK term for arugula: rocket. Johnny gave me "a
leaf-salad plant [eruca sativa]". Toni Savage later submitted "a green, leafy
vegetable of the lettuce family", and I combined them into the definition you
all saw (8). Unfortunately, as John wasted no time in pointing out to me, rocket
[genus Eruca], is in the mustard family and is not a lettuce, so the combined
definition was factually incorrect. I am hoping no one else spotted the error.
Take it away, Dan!
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1. Any of several medieval verse and song forms, especially one in which each
stanza has two rhymes, the end rhyme recurring as the first rhyme of the
following stanza.
Voted for by Tim Bourne, Guerri Stevens, Bill Hirst
SOURCE: Chris Carson, who voted 4 and 15, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
2. A Polish dance similar to the mazurka, but more lively.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Mike Shefler, who voted 4 and 12, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
3. Prickly.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Russ Heimerson, who voted 4 and *5*, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
4. Fine stitches raised from the surface of the design in the embroidery of
needlepoint lace.
Voted for by Paul Keating, Dodi Schultz, Russ Heimerson, Chuck Emery, Chris
Carson, Mike Shefler
SOURCE: Dan Widdis, who voted 11 and 14, and scores 6 + 0 = 6
5. A short cloak. [Scot.]
Voted for by Tim Lodge, Dave Cunningham, Russ Heimerson
SOURCE: Webster's 1913 Dictionary (Hyperdictionary.com), which cannot vote, and scores D3
6. A shallow dish or receptacle for calling cards in 19th C.(fr. Sp. rocole;
mainly S.W. U.S. and Mexico).
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Nancy Shepherdson, who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
7. A small rock [NF _roquelet_].
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Dave Cunningham, who voted *5* and 14, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
8. A leaf-salad plant of the lettuce family [eruca sativa].
Voted for by Dodi Schultz, Judy Madnick
SOURCE: John Barrs, who is DQ, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
AND: Toni Savage, who didn't vote, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
9. A song sung by a troubadour in the Middle Ages, a setting to music of
recent news.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Tim Bourne, who voted 1 and 13, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
10. Makeshift.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Guerri Stevens, who voted 1 and 14, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
11. Enormous pudding out of which acrobats leap.
Voted for by Tim Lodge, Dan Widdis
SOURCE: Judy Madnick, who voted 8 and 16, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
12. An herb once used to flavor gin.
Voted for by Scott Crom, Chuck Emery, Mike Shefler
SOURCE: Bill Hirst, who voted 1 and 16, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
13. A madrigal for two voices.
Voted for by Tim Bourne
SOURCE: Tim Lodge, who voted *5* and 11, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
14. In chess, an old word for castling [F _roquelet_ fm _roque_ rook].
Voted for by Scott Crom, Dave Cunningham, Paul Keating, Guerri Stevens, Dan
Widdis
SOURCE: Paul Keating, who voted 4 and 14, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
15. A technique used in painting, similar to impasto, but using a special
knife.
Voted for by Chris Carson
SOURCE: Chuck Emery, who voted 4 and 12, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
16. A pastry having a thin, flaky, glazed crust and filled with a light,
usually fruit-flavored cream.
Voted for by Bill Hirst, Judy Madnick
SOURCE: Dodi Schultz, who voted 4 and 8, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
No definition submitted
Scott Crom, who voted 12 and 14, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
SUMMARY
Player Def# Voted for Points, N+U=T
------------------------------ ---- ----------- ---------------
Barrs ........................ 8 DQ 2 + 0 = 2
Bourne ....................... 9 1 & 13 0 + 0 = 0
Carson ....................... 1 4 & 15 3 + 0 = 3
Crom ......................... 12 & 14 0 + 0 = 0
Cunningham ................... 7 *5* & 14 0 + 2 = 2
Emery ........................ 15 4 & 12 1 + 0 = 1
Heimerson .................... 3 4 & *5* 0 + 2 = 2
Hirst ........................ 12 1 & 16 3 + 0 = 3
Keating ...................... 14 4 & 14 4 + 0 = 4
Lodge ........................ 13 *5* & 11 1 + 2 = 3
Madnick ...................... 11 8 & 16 2 + 0 = 2
Savage ....................... 8 N/V 2 + 0 = 2
Schultz ...................... 16 4 & 8 2 + 0 = 2
Shefler ...................... 2 4 & 12 0 + 0 = 0
Shepherdson .................. 6 N/V 0 + 0 = 0
Stevens ...................... 10 1 & 14 0 + 0 = 0
Webster's 1913 ............... 5 N/A D3
Widdis ....................... 4 11 & 14 6 + 0 = 6
earned him 6 natural. Paul Keating, whose old word for castling in chess earned
him 4 natural points, made him the real winner. The runners-up were Chris
Carson, Bill Hirst and Tim Lodge, who each scored 3, the latter unnaturally (so
to speak). The dictionary ended up with a D3. Not my best showing, but not my
worst by a long shot.
John Barrs was DQ, as usual, because strongly suspected that rokelay might be an
angliciz(s)ation of the French roquelaire (a frock coat). He was correct. But in
this case there was a complication, because he decided to submit a definition
that played off of the common UK term for arugula: rocket. Johnny gave me "a
leaf-salad plant [eruca sativa]". Toni Savage later submitted "a green, leafy
vegetable of the lettuce family", and I combined them into the definition you
all saw (8). Unfortunately, as John wasted no time in pointing out to me, rocket
[genus Eruca], is in the mustard family and is not a lettuce, so the combined
definition was factually incorrect. I am hoping no one else spotted the error.
Take it away, Dan!
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1. Any of several medieval verse and song forms, especially one in which each
stanza has two rhymes, the end rhyme recurring as the first rhyme of the
following stanza.
Voted for by Tim Bourne, Guerri Stevens, Bill Hirst
SOURCE: Chris Carson, who voted 4 and 15, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
2. A Polish dance similar to the mazurka, but more lively.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Mike Shefler, who voted 4 and 12, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
3. Prickly.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Russ Heimerson, who voted 4 and *5*, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
4. Fine stitches raised from the surface of the design in the embroidery of
needlepoint lace.
Voted for by Paul Keating, Dodi Schultz, Russ Heimerson, Chuck Emery, Chris
Carson, Mike Shefler
SOURCE: Dan Widdis, who voted 11 and 14, and scores 6 + 0 = 6
5. A short cloak. [Scot.]
Voted for by Tim Lodge, Dave Cunningham, Russ Heimerson
SOURCE: Webster's 1913 Dictionary (Hyperdictionary.com), which cannot vote, and scores D3
6. A shallow dish or receptacle for calling cards in 19th C.(fr. Sp. rocole;
mainly S.W. U.S. and Mexico).
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Nancy Shepherdson, who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
7. A small rock [NF _roquelet_].
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Dave Cunningham, who voted *5* and 14, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
8. A leaf-salad plant of the lettuce family [eruca sativa].
Voted for by Dodi Schultz, Judy Madnick
SOURCE: John Barrs, who is DQ, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
AND: Toni Savage, who didn't vote, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
9. A song sung by a troubadour in the Middle Ages, a setting to music of
recent news.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Tim Bourne, who voted 1 and 13, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
10. Makeshift.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Guerri Stevens, who voted 1 and 14, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
11. Enormous pudding out of which acrobats leap.
Voted for by Tim Lodge, Dan Widdis
SOURCE: Judy Madnick, who voted 8 and 16, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
12. An herb once used to flavor gin.
Voted for by Scott Crom, Chuck Emery, Mike Shefler
SOURCE: Bill Hirst, who voted 1 and 16, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
13. A madrigal for two voices.
Voted for by Tim Bourne
SOURCE: Tim Lodge, who voted *5* and 11, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
14. In chess, an old word for castling [F _roquelet_ fm _roque_ rook].
Voted for by Scott Crom, Dave Cunningham, Paul Keating, Guerri Stevens, Dan
Widdis
SOURCE: Paul Keating, who voted 4 and 14, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
15. A technique used in painting, similar to impasto, but using a special
knife.
Voted for by Chris Carson
SOURCE: Chuck Emery, who voted 4 and 12, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
16. A pastry having a thin, flaky, glazed crust and filled with a light,
usually fruit-flavored cream.
Voted for by Bill Hirst, Judy Madnick
SOURCE: Dodi Schultz, who voted 4 and 8, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
No definition submitted
Scott Crom, who voted 12 and 14, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
SUMMARY
Player Def# Voted for Points, N+U=T
------------------------------ ---- ----------- ---------------
Barrs ........................ 8 DQ 2 + 0 = 2
Bourne ....................... 9 1 & 13 0 + 0 = 0
Carson ....................... 1 4 & 15 3 + 0 = 3
Crom ......................... 12 & 14 0 + 0 = 0
Cunningham ................... 7 *5* & 14 0 + 2 = 2
Emery ........................ 15 4 & 12 1 + 0 = 1
Heimerson .................... 3 4 & *5* 0 + 2 = 2
Hirst ........................ 12 1 & 16 3 + 0 = 3
Keating ...................... 14 4 & 14 4 + 0 = 4
Lodge ........................ 13 *5* & 11 1 + 2 = 3
Madnick ...................... 11 8 & 16 2 + 0 = 2
Savage ....................... 8 N/V 2 + 0 = 2
Schultz ...................... 16 4 & 8 2 + 0 = 2
Shefler ...................... 2 4 & 12 0 + 0 = 0
Shepherdson .................. 6 N/V 0 + 0 = 0
Stevens ...................... 10 1 & 14 0 + 0 = 0
Webster's 1913 ............... 5 N/A D3
Widdis ....................... 4 11 & 14 6 + 0 = 6