Nancy Shepherdson
March 23rd, 2009, 02:27 AM
Hi all --
Sorry for late posting -- I fell asleep at about deadline time. So
Tony Abell was able to sneak in late.
The real definition -- the skin disease formerly found only in
Scotland -- was there ever a more perfect Dixonary definition? --
earned D3.
In a relatively high-scoring round, John Barrs has run away with the
deal, earning 8 unnatural points for his shivering flu. Mike Shefler
and Jim Hart take coveted second place with four points each.
One note: Dave Cunningham submitted two definitions (16 and 19), both
of which I unwittingly posted in my haste. The first one got one
vote; the second none. So I vote to give him one point. Agreed?
Take it away, Johnny!
Nancy
1. an indoor ball game derived from cricket, popular at some 19th-
cent. English boarding schools; also, the members of such a team.
Hart
Votes: Savage, Crom 2* + 2 = 4
2. a discordant mock-serenade of a newly married pair, traditionally
beginning at midnight and continuing for seven hours; _cf._ charivari.
[US reg., chiefly Appalachians]
Schultz
Votes: Shefler, Abell 0 + 2 = 2
3. cognitive enhancers
Heimerson 2* + 0 = 2
4. A very long fringe, often beaded.
Crom 0 + 0 = 0
5. [Brit.] an earlier form of skittles (ninepins) in which only seven
pins are used
Weltz
Votes: Stevens 0 + 1 = 1
6. Formerly, a feast observed in parts of Sweden on the occasion of
the spring
equinox.
Abell
Votes: Madnick 0 + 1 = 1
7. an infectious skin disease formerly prevalent in Scotland.
OED
Votes: Barrs, Hart, Heimerson D3
8. A pair of metal supports used for holding up logs in a fireplace.
Widdis
Votes: Bourne, Weltz, Stevens 0 + 3 = 3
9. Just a while ago, within the last few hours.
van Gans
Votes: Lodge, Crom 0 + 2 = 2
10. vertical bamboo flute used in the Andes
Madnick 0 + 0 = 0
11. Loose trousers.
Carson
Votes: Madnick, Schultz, Shefler 0 + 3 = 3
12. a state of mild disarray.
Shefler
Votes: Bourne, van Gans, Weltz, Hart 0 + 4 = 4
13. a children's rhyming game.
Stevens
Votes: Barrs 0 + 1 = 1
14. a high-grade pine tar used as a preservative for wood which may be
exposed to harsh conditions, including outdoor furniture and ship
decking and rigging.
Lodge
Votes: Savage 0 + 1 = 1
15. the time of harvest [OE]
Savage
Votes: Widdis 0 + 1 = 1
16. laft-handedly, using the left hand [OE]
Cunningham
Votes: van Gans 0 + 1 = 1
17. Ague [Sc _shivering_]
Barrs
Votes: Schultz, Cunningham, Widdis, Lodge, Heimerson, Abell
2* + 6 = 8 !!
18. a state of confusion.
Bourne
Votes: Cunningham 0 + 1 = 1
19. [Sami] a lead reindeer for a sleigh.
Cunningham repeat by Cunningham
Sorry for late posting -- I fell asleep at about deadline time. So
Tony Abell was able to sneak in late.
The real definition -- the skin disease formerly found only in
Scotland -- was there ever a more perfect Dixonary definition? --
earned D3.
In a relatively high-scoring round, John Barrs has run away with the
deal, earning 8 unnatural points for his shivering flu. Mike Shefler
and Jim Hart take coveted second place with four points each.
One note: Dave Cunningham submitted two definitions (16 and 19), both
of which I unwittingly posted in my haste. The first one got one
vote; the second none. So I vote to give him one point. Agreed?
Take it away, Johnny!
Nancy
1. an indoor ball game derived from cricket, popular at some 19th-
cent. English boarding schools; also, the members of such a team.
Hart
Votes: Savage, Crom 2* + 2 = 4
2. a discordant mock-serenade of a newly married pair, traditionally
beginning at midnight and continuing for seven hours; _cf._ charivari.
[US reg., chiefly Appalachians]
Schultz
Votes: Shefler, Abell 0 + 2 = 2
3. cognitive enhancers
Heimerson 2* + 0 = 2
4. A very long fringe, often beaded.
Crom 0 + 0 = 0
5. [Brit.] an earlier form of skittles (ninepins) in which only seven
pins are used
Weltz
Votes: Stevens 0 + 1 = 1
6. Formerly, a feast observed in parts of Sweden on the occasion of
the spring
equinox.
Abell
Votes: Madnick 0 + 1 = 1
7. an infectious skin disease formerly prevalent in Scotland.
OED
Votes: Barrs, Hart, Heimerson D3
8. A pair of metal supports used for holding up logs in a fireplace.
Widdis
Votes: Bourne, Weltz, Stevens 0 + 3 = 3
9. Just a while ago, within the last few hours.
van Gans
Votes: Lodge, Crom 0 + 2 = 2
10. vertical bamboo flute used in the Andes
Madnick 0 + 0 = 0
11. Loose trousers.
Carson
Votes: Madnick, Schultz, Shefler 0 + 3 = 3
12. a state of mild disarray.
Shefler
Votes: Bourne, van Gans, Weltz, Hart 0 + 4 = 4
13. a children's rhyming game.
Stevens
Votes: Barrs 0 + 1 = 1
14. a high-grade pine tar used as a preservative for wood which may be
exposed to harsh conditions, including outdoor furniture and ship
decking and rigging.
Lodge
Votes: Savage 0 + 1 = 1
15. the time of harvest [OE]
Savage
Votes: Widdis 0 + 1 = 1
16. laft-handedly, using the left hand [OE]
Cunningham
Votes: van Gans 0 + 1 = 1
17. Ague [Sc _shivering_]
Barrs
Votes: Schultz, Cunningham, Widdis, Lodge, Heimerson, Abell
2* + 6 = 8 !!
18. a state of confusion.
Bourne
Votes: Cunningham 0 + 1 = 1
19. [Sami] a lead reindeer for a sleigh.
Cunningham repeat by Cunningham