Paul Keating
September 30th, 2009, 01:50 PM
In round 2043, 2 players earned top spot with 5 points: they
were Tim Lodge and Toni Savage. Tim Lodge's definition "a
keepsake; a token of affection" earned its author the deal,
since by my reckoning he is two ahead in the rolling scores.
Toni Savage can heave a sigh of relief that "a pocket
[rare]" did not earn one more vote.
There were 4 players in runner-up position with 3 points
each: John Barrs, Tim Bourne, Russ Heimerson and Mike
Shefler.
The true definition was 11: "a small sofa" (Century
Dictionary, as cited by wordnik.com). I really thought that
nobody would believe this, but when John Barrs posted
the exact definition as a NAD I knew I had a vote coming.
The OED 2 shows it as a word for which it has no citations
and gives a definition in scare quotes:
‘A small sofa’ (Webster, 1828-32).
I didn't feel I could reasonably leave the quotes or the
attribution out of this definition, but wordnik.com had the
Century Dictionary definition, without the quotes: not
surprising, since it was indirectly based on Webster 1841.
Apologies, and two dealer points, to Judy Madnick, whose
definition would have been the 11th to arrive, had it not got
stuck in one of my spam filters. I did check them, but
missed the message.
1. a cement-based material with a finish resembling wood,
used as a covering for the outer walls of buildings,
especially in areas where traditional wood clapboards
are impractical
No votes
Submitted by: Stevens.
2. a floating basket for carrying mussels, oysters or
other shellfish
Votes from: Lodge, Morgan and Weltz
Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 3.
3. a type of snare used for capturing small birds or
mammals
Votes from: Hart and Stevens
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores natural 2.
4. a style of egg-based soufflé which is served cold
Votes from: Bourne and Weltz
Submitted by: Emery, who scores natural 2.
5. [OE] a soft sandal or shoe used for horses
Vote from: Savage
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 1.
6. a footless stocking worn as a gaiter
Vote from: Bourne
Submitted by: Hart, who scores natural 1.
7. a baby or immature snowshoe hare
Vote from: Abell
Submitted by: Crom, who scores natural 1.
8. a soup tureen [Can. French]
No votes
Submitted by: Abell.
9. a pocket [rare]
Votes from: Crom, Cunningham, Lodge, Shefler and
Shepherdson
Submitted by: Savage, who scores natural 5.
10. plump
Vote from: Hart
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 1.
11. a small sofa
Vote from: Barrs
Real definition from Century Dictionary (as cited by
wordnik.com)
12. to mend; to make amends
Votes from: Carson, Schultz and Shefler
Submitted by: Heimerson, who scores natural 3.
13. the bed of a dried salt marsh
Vote from: Shepherdson
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 1.
14. a keepsake; a token of affection
Votes from: Abell, Carson, Morgan, Savage and Schultz
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 5.
15. a rich dessert including yogurt and honey
Votes from: Barrs, Cunningham and Madnick
Submitted by: Bourne, who scores natural 3.
16. the gear mechanism in any hexalineal engine
Vote from: Stevens
Submitted by: Shepherdson, who scores natural 1.
17. a gravelly flat area along shoreline of a body of water
No votes
Submitted by: Weltz.
18. a whimsical song based entirely on standard vocal
exercises
Vote from: Crom
Submitted by: Morgan, who scores natural 1.
19. traditional Bulgarian dessert made of soft fetta cheese
whipped with cherry jam and topped with flakes of burnt
almonds
Vote from: Madnick
Submitted by: Barrs, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
00. milky deposit on top of fresh concrete
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores 2DP.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Lodge 14 2 & 9 5 5
Savage 9 5 & 14 5 5
Shefler 2 9 & 12 3 3
Bourne 15 4 & 6 3 3
Heimerson 12 N/V 3 3
Barrs 19 *11* & 15 1 2 3
Emery 4 N/V 2 2
Widdis 3 N/V 2 2
Madnick 15 & 19 0 2 2
Morgan 18 2 & 14 1 1
Hart 6 3 & 10 1 1
Shepherdson 16 9 & 13 1 1
Carson 13 12 & 14 1 1
Schultz 10 12 & 14 1 1
Cunningham 5 9 & 15 1 1
Crom 7 9 & 18 1 1
Weltz 17 2 & 4 0 0
Stevens 1 3 & 16 0 0
Abell 8 7 & 14 0 0
were Tim Lodge and Toni Savage. Tim Lodge's definition "a
keepsake; a token of affection" earned its author the deal,
since by my reckoning he is two ahead in the rolling scores.
Toni Savage can heave a sigh of relief that "a pocket
[rare]" did not earn one more vote.
There were 4 players in runner-up position with 3 points
each: John Barrs, Tim Bourne, Russ Heimerson and Mike
Shefler.
The true definition was 11: "a small sofa" (Century
Dictionary, as cited by wordnik.com). I really thought that
nobody would believe this, but when John Barrs posted
the exact definition as a NAD I knew I had a vote coming.
The OED 2 shows it as a word for which it has no citations
and gives a definition in scare quotes:
‘A small sofa’ (Webster, 1828-32).
I didn't feel I could reasonably leave the quotes or the
attribution out of this definition, but wordnik.com had the
Century Dictionary definition, without the quotes: not
surprising, since it was indirectly based on Webster 1841.
Apologies, and two dealer points, to Judy Madnick, whose
definition would have been the 11th to arrive, had it not got
stuck in one of my spam filters. I did check them, but
missed the message.
1. a cement-based material with a finish resembling wood,
used as a covering for the outer walls of buildings,
especially in areas where traditional wood clapboards
are impractical
No votes
Submitted by: Stevens.
2. a floating basket for carrying mussels, oysters or
other shellfish
Votes from: Lodge, Morgan and Weltz
Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 3.
3. a type of snare used for capturing small birds or
mammals
Votes from: Hart and Stevens
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores natural 2.
4. a style of egg-based soufflé which is served cold
Votes from: Bourne and Weltz
Submitted by: Emery, who scores natural 2.
5. [OE] a soft sandal or shoe used for horses
Vote from: Savage
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 1.
6. a footless stocking worn as a gaiter
Vote from: Bourne
Submitted by: Hart, who scores natural 1.
7. a baby or immature snowshoe hare
Vote from: Abell
Submitted by: Crom, who scores natural 1.
8. a soup tureen [Can. French]
No votes
Submitted by: Abell.
9. a pocket [rare]
Votes from: Crom, Cunningham, Lodge, Shefler and
Shepherdson
Submitted by: Savage, who scores natural 5.
10. plump
Vote from: Hart
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 1.
11. a small sofa
Vote from: Barrs
Real definition from Century Dictionary (as cited by
wordnik.com)
12. to mend; to make amends
Votes from: Carson, Schultz and Shefler
Submitted by: Heimerson, who scores natural 3.
13. the bed of a dried salt marsh
Vote from: Shepherdson
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 1.
14. a keepsake; a token of affection
Votes from: Abell, Carson, Morgan, Savage and Schultz
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 5.
15. a rich dessert including yogurt and honey
Votes from: Barrs, Cunningham and Madnick
Submitted by: Bourne, who scores natural 3.
16. the gear mechanism in any hexalineal engine
Vote from: Stevens
Submitted by: Shepherdson, who scores natural 1.
17. a gravelly flat area along shoreline of a body of water
No votes
Submitted by: Weltz.
18. a whimsical song based entirely on standard vocal
exercises
Vote from: Crom
Submitted by: Morgan, who scores natural 1.
19. traditional Bulgarian dessert made of soft fetta cheese
whipped with cherry jam and topped with flakes of burnt
almonds
Vote from: Madnick
Submitted by: Barrs, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
00. milky deposit on top of fresh concrete
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores 2DP.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Lodge 14 2 & 9 5 5
Savage 9 5 & 14 5 5
Shefler 2 9 & 12 3 3
Bourne 15 4 & 6 3 3
Heimerson 12 N/V 3 3
Barrs 19 *11* & 15 1 2 3
Emery 4 N/V 2 2
Widdis 3 N/V 2 2
Madnick 15 & 19 0 2 2
Morgan 18 2 & 14 1 1
Hart 6 3 & 10 1 1
Shepherdson 16 9 & 13 1 1
Carson 13 12 & 14 1 1
Schultz 10 12 & 14 1 1
Cunningham 5 9 & 15 1 1
Crom 7 9 & 18 1 1
Weltz 17 2 & 4 0 0
Stevens 1 3 & 16 0 0
Abell 8 7 & 14 0 0