John Barrs
October 18th, 2009, 07:51 PM
This was a round where I found out what you-all made of my name! I
understand it to be of Saxon origin but that certainly was not the origin
suggested for BARR by Century Dictionary On-Line who had a definition via
French barrire - to cry as an elephant - as two of you guessed - so I have a
D2
I had a moment of indecision but eventually decided to amalgamate Paul and
Scott's offerings (#15)
Tim Lodge scored 7 and is our next dealer. The real winners are Millie
Morgan and Dave Cunningham with 4 points each
Over to you Tim
JohnnyB
1. the larch
Voted for by Hart [From Dodi Schultz who voted for 4 and 5*] and scores [1 +
2] = 3*
2. [OE] a tun
Voted for by Carson, Bourne, Morgan, Crom [From Dave Cunningham who did not
vote ] and scores [4 + 0] = 4
3. apple-nymph
Voted for by Lodge, Shefler [From Russ Heimerson who did not vote ] and
scores [2 + 0] = 2
4. to jeer or jeer at
Voted for by Schultz, Abell [From Chris Carson who voted for 2 and 13] and
scores [2 + 0] = 2
5. to cry as an elephant
Voted for by Lodge, Schultz [From Century Dictionary OnLine who voted for
11 and 17] and scores [2 + 0] = D2
6. _Scot_ a young grouse
Voted for by Widdis, Keating, Morgan, Crom, Abell [From Tim Lodge who voted
for 3 and 5*] and scores [5 + 2] = 7*
7. (Geol.) a vein of nearly pure mineral
Voted for by Shepherdson [From Dick Weltz who voted for 12 and 16] and
scores [1 + 0] = 1
8. Burmese public meeting-hall or house of worship
Voted for by nobody [From Judy Madnick who voted for 11 and 14] and scores
[0 + 0] = 0
9. a hump placed in a road to help prevent speeding
Voted for by nobody [From Guerri Stevens who voted for 10 and 14] and scores
[0 + 0] = 0
10. timbering used as a form of stoping in hardrock mining
Voted for by Shefler, Stevens, Shepherdson [From Jim Hart who voted for 1
and 14] and scores [3 + 0] = 3
11. a traditional Apulian stone dwelling with a conical roof
Voted for by Madnick [From Dan Widdis who voted for 6 and 16] and scores [1
+ 0] = 1
12. a small European fresh water fish of the stickleback family
Voted for by Weltz [From Tim Bourne who voted for 2 and 14] and scores [1 +
0] = 1
13. a type of spinnaker pole which is permanently attached to the mast by a
slider on a rail, developed by Reginald Barr
Voted for by Carson [From Chuck Emery who did not vote ] and scores [1 + 0]
= 1
14. a drift of gravelly sand formed by streams under or in glacial ice,
persisting after the retaining ice walls have melted
Voted for by Hart, Bourne, Madnick, Stevens [From Millie Morgan who voted
for 2 and 6] and scores [4 + 0] = 4
15. (also _barre_) A waist-high bar attached to the walls of a dance
studio, for students to use in stretching and warm-up exercises ++++++++ .
_Ballet_. barre
Voted for by nobody
[From Scott Crom who voted for 2 and 6] and scores [0 + 0] = 0
[From Paul Keating who voted for 6 and 16] and scores [0 + 0] = 0
16. in the game of faro, the top row of the layout, consisting of the 8
through king of spades; a bet placed on a card in this row
Voted for by Weltz, Widdis, Keating [From Mike Shefler who voted for 3 and
10] and scores [3 + 0] = 3
##. -- No Def Submitted --
[From Nancy Shepherdson who voted for 7 and 10] and scores [0 + 0] = 0
##. -- No Def Submitted --
[From Tony Abell who voted for 4 and 6] and scores [0 + 0] = 0
understand it to be of Saxon origin but that certainly was not the origin
suggested for BARR by Century Dictionary On-Line who had a definition via
French barrire - to cry as an elephant - as two of you guessed - so I have a
D2
I had a moment of indecision but eventually decided to amalgamate Paul and
Scott's offerings (#15)
Tim Lodge scored 7 and is our next dealer. The real winners are Millie
Morgan and Dave Cunningham with 4 points each
Over to you Tim
JohnnyB
1. the larch
Voted for by Hart [From Dodi Schultz who voted for 4 and 5*] and scores [1 +
2] = 3*
2. [OE] a tun
Voted for by Carson, Bourne, Morgan, Crom [From Dave Cunningham who did not
vote ] and scores [4 + 0] = 4
3. apple-nymph
Voted for by Lodge, Shefler [From Russ Heimerson who did not vote ] and
scores [2 + 0] = 2
4. to jeer or jeer at
Voted for by Schultz, Abell [From Chris Carson who voted for 2 and 13] and
scores [2 + 0] = 2
5. to cry as an elephant
Voted for by Lodge, Schultz [From Century Dictionary OnLine who voted for
11 and 17] and scores [2 + 0] = D2
6. _Scot_ a young grouse
Voted for by Widdis, Keating, Morgan, Crom, Abell [From Tim Lodge who voted
for 3 and 5*] and scores [5 + 2] = 7*
7. (Geol.) a vein of nearly pure mineral
Voted for by Shepherdson [From Dick Weltz who voted for 12 and 16] and
scores [1 + 0] = 1
8. Burmese public meeting-hall or house of worship
Voted for by nobody [From Judy Madnick who voted for 11 and 14] and scores
[0 + 0] = 0
9. a hump placed in a road to help prevent speeding
Voted for by nobody [From Guerri Stevens who voted for 10 and 14] and scores
[0 + 0] = 0
10. timbering used as a form of stoping in hardrock mining
Voted for by Shefler, Stevens, Shepherdson [From Jim Hart who voted for 1
and 14] and scores [3 + 0] = 3
11. a traditional Apulian stone dwelling with a conical roof
Voted for by Madnick [From Dan Widdis who voted for 6 and 16] and scores [1
+ 0] = 1
12. a small European fresh water fish of the stickleback family
Voted for by Weltz [From Tim Bourne who voted for 2 and 14] and scores [1 +
0] = 1
13. a type of spinnaker pole which is permanently attached to the mast by a
slider on a rail, developed by Reginald Barr
Voted for by Carson [From Chuck Emery who did not vote ] and scores [1 + 0]
= 1
14. a drift of gravelly sand formed by streams under or in glacial ice,
persisting after the retaining ice walls have melted
Voted for by Hart, Bourne, Madnick, Stevens [From Millie Morgan who voted
for 2 and 6] and scores [4 + 0] = 4
15. (also _barre_) A waist-high bar attached to the walls of a dance
studio, for students to use in stretching and warm-up exercises ++++++++ .
_Ballet_. barre
Voted for by nobody
[From Scott Crom who voted for 2 and 6] and scores [0 + 0] = 0
[From Paul Keating who voted for 6 and 16] and scores [0 + 0] = 0
16. in the game of faro, the top row of the layout, consisting of the 8
through king of spades; a bet placed on a card in this row
Voted for by Weltz, Widdis, Keating [From Mike Shefler who voted for 3 and
10] and scores [3 + 0] = 3
##. -- No Def Submitted --
[From Nancy Shepherdson who voted for 7 and 10] and scores [0 + 0] = 0
##. -- No Def Submitted --
[From Tony Abell who voted for 4 and 6] and scores [0 + 0] = 0