Paul Keating
March 8th, 2009, 05:05 AM
The winner of round 1985 is Daniel Widdis, whose definition "a sharp
angle formed by the meeting of two ship's timbers" earned a natural
6 .
Chris Carson takes coveted second place with 5 points. And there were
2 players in runner-up position with 4 points: Tony Abell and Jim
Hart.
The true definition was 1: "_obs._ that which one lives by; living,
sustenance" (OED2). One lucky guess just pipped me for a D0.
1. _obs._ that which one lives by; living, sustenance
Vote from: Heimerson
Real definition from OED2
2. a substitute or replacement
Vote from: Schultz
Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 1.
3. a resident caretaker or gamekeeper; a cottage provided
for such staff
Votes from: Savage, Bourne, Stevens, Weltz
Submitted by: Hart, who scores natural 4.
4. to tell tales, especially such as those of _Baron
Munchausen_; to lead a vicarious or fantasy life
No votes
Submitted by: Cunningham.
5. _obs._ definitely; assuredly
Votes from: Schultz, Shepherdson, Abell
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 3.
6. a small spat or tiff
Vote from: Lodge
Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 1.
7. rock detritus or debris at the base of a slope
Vote from: Widdis
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 1.
8. quicken in the sense of to make or to be alive [early
ME versions of the Apostles' Creed had _to judge the
bylive and the dead_ where the Book of Common Prayer
(1662) has _to judge the quick and the dead_]
No votes
Submitted by: Barrs.
9. a credit to a TV or radio reporter [fr. byline + live]
No votes
Submitted by: Bourne.
10. a wooden frame used to confine a horse being shod
Votes from: Hart, Shefler, Abell, Madnick, Cunningham
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 5.
11. a small freshwater crustacean found worldwide
No votes
Submitted by: Emery.
12. an exorcist (_cont.:_ by-me-shalt-thou-live)
No votes
Submitted by: Shepherdson.
13. a sharp angle formed by the meeting of two ship's
timbers
Votes from: Hart, Bourne, Shefler, Madnick,
Cunningham, Weltz
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores natural 6.
14. [obs] gall bladder.
Votes from: Savage, Shepherdson, Lodge, Barrs
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 4.
15. a kind of ointment used by shamans in Celtic rituals
No votes
Submitted by: Savage.
16. believe [obs. var. sp.]
Votes from: Heimerson, Widdis, Barrs
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 3.
17. to divine; to foretell
Vote from: Stevens
Submitted by: Heimerson, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Widdis 13 7 & 16 6 0 6
Carson 10 N/V 5 0 5
Abell 14 5 & 10 4 0 4
Hart 3 10 & 13 4 0 4
Lodge 5 6 & 14 3 0 3
Schultz 16 2 & 5 3 0 3
Heimerson 17 1 & 16 1 2 3
Madnick 7 10 & 13 1 0 1
Shefler 6 10 & 13 1 0 1
Stevens 2 3 & 17 1 0 1
Barrs 8 14 & 16 0 0
Bourne 9 3 & 13 0 0
Cunningham 4 10 & 13 0 0
Emery 11 N/V 0 0
Savage 15 3 & 14 0 0
Shepherdson 12 5 & 14 0 0
Weltz 3 & 13 0 0
angle formed by the meeting of two ship's timbers" earned a natural
6 .
Chris Carson takes coveted second place with 5 points. And there were
2 players in runner-up position with 4 points: Tony Abell and Jim
Hart.
The true definition was 1: "_obs._ that which one lives by; living,
sustenance" (OED2). One lucky guess just pipped me for a D0.
1. _obs._ that which one lives by; living, sustenance
Vote from: Heimerson
Real definition from OED2
2. a substitute or replacement
Vote from: Schultz
Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 1.
3. a resident caretaker or gamekeeper; a cottage provided
for such staff
Votes from: Savage, Bourne, Stevens, Weltz
Submitted by: Hart, who scores natural 4.
4. to tell tales, especially such as those of _Baron
Munchausen_; to lead a vicarious or fantasy life
No votes
Submitted by: Cunningham.
5. _obs._ definitely; assuredly
Votes from: Schultz, Shepherdson, Abell
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 3.
6. a small spat or tiff
Vote from: Lodge
Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 1.
7. rock detritus or debris at the base of a slope
Vote from: Widdis
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 1.
8. quicken in the sense of to make or to be alive [early
ME versions of the Apostles' Creed had _to judge the
bylive and the dead_ where the Book of Common Prayer
(1662) has _to judge the quick and the dead_]
No votes
Submitted by: Barrs.
9. a credit to a TV or radio reporter [fr. byline + live]
No votes
Submitted by: Bourne.
10. a wooden frame used to confine a horse being shod
Votes from: Hart, Shefler, Abell, Madnick, Cunningham
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 5.
11. a small freshwater crustacean found worldwide
No votes
Submitted by: Emery.
12. an exorcist (_cont.:_ by-me-shalt-thou-live)
No votes
Submitted by: Shepherdson.
13. a sharp angle formed by the meeting of two ship's
timbers
Votes from: Hart, Bourne, Shefler, Madnick,
Cunningham, Weltz
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores natural 6.
14. [obs] gall bladder.
Votes from: Savage, Shepherdson, Lodge, Barrs
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 4.
15. a kind of ointment used by shamans in Celtic rituals
No votes
Submitted by: Savage.
16. believe [obs. var. sp.]
Votes from: Heimerson, Widdis, Barrs
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 3.
17. to divine; to foretell
Vote from: Stevens
Submitted by: Heimerson, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Widdis 13 7 & 16 6 0 6
Carson 10 N/V 5 0 5
Abell 14 5 & 10 4 0 4
Hart 3 10 & 13 4 0 4
Lodge 5 6 & 14 3 0 3
Schultz 16 2 & 5 3 0 3
Heimerson 17 1 & 16 1 2 3
Madnick 7 10 & 13 1 0 1
Shefler 6 10 & 13 1 0 1
Stevens 2 3 & 17 1 0 1
Barrs 8 14 & 16 0 0
Bourne 9 3 & 13 0 0
Cunningham 4 10 & 13 0 0
Emery 11 N/V 0 0
Savage 15 3 & 14 0 0
Shepherdson 12 5 & 14 0 0
Weltz 3 & 13 0 0