Dodi Schultz
September 19th, 2009, 10:51 AM
I allowed extra time beyond the deadline before filing this report,
since several regulars who'd submitted defs for BOOBY-HUT still hadn't
shown up to cast their votes.
Three never did vote--including our next dealer, Jim Hart, whose
caboose-topping cupola (#2) struck the fancy of no fewer than 7
players. Runners-up were Dave Cunningham (#9) and Johnny Barrs (#14),
with an unnatural 5 and 4, respectively.
In addition to Dave and Johnny, Russ Heimerson singled out the real
definition of BOOBY-HUT, #6. I found the word in Mathews's Dictionary
of Americanisms; he got it from Bartlett's 1859 work of the same name.
It's also in a number of online dictionaries. The term was in use,
mainly in New England, during the late 18th through 19th centuries.
Further details, below.
Over to you, Jim!
--Dodi
1. in computer science, a class of erasure codes with the property
that a potentially limitless sequence of encoding symbols can be
generated from a given set of source symbols such that the original
source symbols can be recovered from any subset of the encoding
symbols of size equal to or only slightly larger than the number of
source symbols.
Submitter: Widdis Votes: 2 & 8 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
2. a box-like structure or cupola above the caboose that allows
observation of the whole train when in motion.
Submitter: Hart Vote: N/V 0 + 7 = 7
Voted for by: Widdis; Weltz; Heimerson; Stevens; Crom; Lodge; Carson
3. a seaside hatchery particularly designed to accommodate various
members of the avian genus _Sula_.
Submitter: Weltz Votes: 2 & 9 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Madnick
4. a small triangular sail extending from the head of the foremast.
Submitter: Heimerson Votes: 2 & *6* 2 + 0 = 2
Voted for by:
5. a children's outdoor game similar to hide and seek.
Submitter: Stevens Votes: 2 & 7 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
6. a carriage body put upon sleigh runners.
Submitter: Dictionary Vote: N/A D3
Voted for by: Heimerson; Cunningham; Barrs
7. [Colloq.] a WWI navy munitions building.
Submitter: Morgan Votes: 10 & 17 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Stevens; Cunningham
8. [Regional slang] a hanging wasp nest.
Submitter: Crom Votes: 2 & 14 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Widdis; Lodge
9. [Mil. sl.] a headquarters building.
Submitter: Cunningham Votes: *6* & 7 2 + 3 = 5
Voted for by: Weltz; Shefler; Carson
10. _Obs._ some sort of container.
Submitter: Lodge Votes: 2 & 8 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Morgan
11. the Eurasian brown partridge.
Submitter: Abell Vote: N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Madnick
12. a bird-watching hide. [sl.]
Submitter: Bourne Votes: 15 & 16 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
13. house of corrections; jail.
Submitter: Madnick Votes: 3 & 11 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
14. a brothel. [naval slang]
Submitter: Barrs Votes: *6* & 15 2 + 2 = 4
Voted for by: Crom; Shefler
15. [Aus. sl.] a bra.
Submitter: Shefler Votes: 9 & 14 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Bourne; Barrs
16. a toilet. [sl.]
Submitter: Savage Vote: N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Bourne
17. a fire pit.
Submitter: Carson Votes: 2 & 9 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Morgan
* * * * * *
Player Def# Voted for Points
------------------------------ ---- ----------- ---------------
Abell ........................ 11 N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Barrs ........................ 14 *6* & 15 2 + 2 = 4
Bourne ....................... 12 15 & 16 0 + 0 = 0
Carson ....................... 17 2 & 9 0 + 1 = 1
Crom ......................... 8 2 & 14 0 + 2 = 2
Cunningham ................... 9 *6* & 7 2 + 3 = 5
Dictionary ................... 6 N/A D3
Hart ......................... 2 N/V 0 + 7 = 7
Heimerson .................... 4 2 & *6* 2 + 0 = 2
Lodge ........................ 10 2 & 8 0 + 1 = 1
Madnick ...................... 13 3 & 11 0 + 0 = 0
Morgan ....................... 7 10 & 17 0 + 2 = 2
Savage ....................... 16 N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Shefler ...................... 15 9 & 14 0 + 2 = 2
Stevens ...................... 5 2 & 7 0 + 0 = 0
Weltz ........................ 3 2 & 9 0 + 1 = 1
Widdis ....................... 1 2 & 8 0 + 0 = 0
since several regulars who'd submitted defs for BOOBY-HUT still hadn't
shown up to cast their votes.
Three never did vote--including our next dealer, Jim Hart, whose
caboose-topping cupola (#2) struck the fancy of no fewer than 7
players. Runners-up were Dave Cunningham (#9) and Johnny Barrs (#14),
with an unnatural 5 and 4, respectively.
In addition to Dave and Johnny, Russ Heimerson singled out the real
definition of BOOBY-HUT, #6. I found the word in Mathews's Dictionary
of Americanisms; he got it from Bartlett's 1859 work of the same name.
It's also in a number of online dictionaries. The term was in use,
mainly in New England, during the late 18th through 19th centuries.
Further details, below.
Over to you, Jim!
--Dodi
1. in computer science, a class of erasure codes with the property
that a potentially limitless sequence of encoding symbols can be
generated from a given set of source symbols such that the original
source symbols can be recovered from any subset of the encoding
symbols of size equal to or only slightly larger than the number of
source symbols.
Submitter: Widdis Votes: 2 & 8 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
2. a box-like structure or cupola above the caboose that allows
observation of the whole train when in motion.
Submitter: Hart Vote: N/V 0 + 7 = 7
Voted for by: Widdis; Weltz; Heimerson; Stevens; Crom; Lodge; Carson
3. a seaside hatchery particularly designed to accommodate various
members of the avian genus _Sula_.
Submitter: Weltz Votes: 2 & 9 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Madnick
4. a small triangular sail extending from the head of the foremast.
Submitter: Heimerson Votes: 2 & *6* 2 + 0 = 2
Voted for by:
5. a children's outdoor game similar to hide and seek.
Submitter: Stevens Votes: 2 & 7 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
6. a carriage body put upon sleigh runners.
Submitter: Dictionary Vote: N/A D3
Voted for by: Heimerson; Cunningham; Barrs
7. [Colloq.] a WWI navy munitions building.
Submitter: Morgan Votes: 10 & 17 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Stevens; Cunningham
8. [Regional slang] a hanging wasp nest.
Submitter: Crom Votes: 2 & 14 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Widdis; Lodge
9. [Mil. sl.] a headquarters building.
Submitter: Cunningham Votes: *6* & 7 2 + 3 = 5
Voted for by: Weltz; Shefler; Carson
10. _Obs._ some sort of container.
Submitter: Lodge Votes: 2 & 8 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Morgan
11. the Eurasian brown partridge.
Submitter: Abell Vote: N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Madnick
12. a bird-watching hide. [sl.]
Submitter: Bourne Votes: 15 & 16 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
13. house of corrections; jail.
Submitter: Madnick Votes: 3 & 11 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
14. a brothel. [naval slang]
Submitter: Barrs Votes: *6* & 15 2 + 2 = 4
Voted for by: Crom; Shefler
15. [Aus. sl.] a bra.
Submitter: Shefler Votes: 9 & 14 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Bourne; Barrs
16. a toilet. [sl.]
Submitter: Savage Vote: N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Bourne
17. a fire pit.
Submitter: Carson Votes: 2 & 9 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Morgan
* * * * * *
Player Def# Voted for Points
------------------------------ ---- ----------- ---------------
Abell ........................ 11 N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Barrs ........................ 14 *6* & 15 2 + 2 = 4
Bourne ....................... 12 15 & 16 0 + 0 = 0
Carson ....................... 17 2 & 9 0 + 1 = 1
Crom ......................... 8 2 & 14 0 + 2 = 2
Cunningham ................... 9 *6* & 7 2 + 3 = 5
Dictionary ................... 6 N/A D3
Hart ......................... 2 N/V 0 + 7 = 7
Heimerson .................... 4 2 & *6* 2 + 0 = 2
Lodge ........................ 10 2 & 8 0 + 1 = 1
Madnick ...................... 13 3 & 11 0 + 0 = 0
Morgan ....................... 7 10 & 17 0 + 2 = 2
Savage ....................... 16 N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Shefler ...................... 15 9 & 14 0 + 2 = 2
Stevens ...................... 5 2 & 7 0 + 0 = 0
Weltz ........................ 3 2 & 9 0 + 1 = 1
Widdis ....................... 1 2 & 8 0 + 0 = 0