Dodi Schultz
March 8th, 2010, 09:27 AM
No complex calculations needed this time: Judy Madnick, like "The Hurt
Locker" (a very fine film, BTW), is the clear winner, with six votes
for her pile of debris (#11).
The next-best vote-getters, with four points each, were Paul Keating's
expense accounts (#1) and the real definition, the springboard (#20);
Dave Cunningham also scored four points, with two for his boat-shaped
leaf (#12) plus two for discerning the real def.
Full details below.
Russ, good to see you! Do join in whenever you can, and know that all
of our thoughts and good wishes are with you.
Take it away, Judy!
--Dodi
1. the share of a joint expense for food or entertainment; (pl.)
accounts of sums due for board and lodging in Oxford colleges. [med L.
_batelli_, of unkn. origin]
Submitter: Keating Votes: 7 & 11 0 + 4 = 4
Voted for by: Weltz; Barrs; Widdis; Heimerson
2. an overland canal, usually composed of packed earth but
sometimes of stone, used to drag canoes or barges between closely
situated bodies of water.
Submitter: Grieco Votes: 9 & 14 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Stevens
3. a projecting rectangular block or bracket situated above the
triglyph and beneath the corona of a Doric cornice.
Submitter: Carson Vote: N/V 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Madnick; Shepherdson
4. a hidden nook among the crenels and merlons of a castle's
battlement in which an archer could hide.
Submitter: Weltz Votes: 1 & 11 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Madnick; Stevens; Savage
5. [Music] an embellishment consisting of a rapid run of several
notes sung to one syllable.
Submitter: Crom Votes: 7 & 11 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Lodge
6. a temporary bridge placed across part of a dock or marina for
pedestrian use.
Submitter: Bourne Votes: 8 & 18 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
7. a printer's tool for burnishing portions of a plate prior to inking.
Submitter: Hart Votes: 11 & 12 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Keating; Crom
8. a turret or elevated rampart on a wall for mounting a cannon.
Submitter: Shefler Votes: 12 & *20* 2 + 1 = 3
Voted for by: Bourne
9. a container for liquids made from a section of bamboo.
Submitter: Abell Votes: 15 & 16 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Grieco; Savage
10. a long loaf of French bread, thicker than a bƒtard.
Submitter: Emery Votes: 11 & 18 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Widdis
11. rock detritus or debris at the base of a slope.
Submitter: Madnick Votes: 3 & 4 0 + 6 = 6
Voted for by: Keating; Weltz; Crom; Hart; Emery; Lodge
12. [Bot.] a leaf in the fanciful shape of a boat.
Submitter: Cunningham Votes: 13 & *20* 2 + 2 = 4
Voted for by: Hart; Shefler
13. [Archit.] a roof shaped like an upturned boat.
Submitter: Barrs Votes: 1 & *20* 2 + 1 = 3
Voted for by: Cunningham
14. the lowest level of fortification in a castle.
Submitter: Stevens Votes: 2 & 4 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Grieco
15. an oversized wallet for legal papers.
Submitter: Shepherdson Votes: 3 & 18 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Abell
16. a gummy product for fixing the hair.
Submitter: Morgan Vote: N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Abell
17. impertinent, disrespectful speech.
Submitter: Widdis Votes: 1 & 10 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
18. _Fr._ a shuttlecock.
Submitter: Lodge Votes: 5 & 11 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Bourne; Emery; Shepherdson
19. an outbuilding.
Submitter: Savage Votes: 4 & 9 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
20. a springboard.
Submitter: Dictionary* Vote: N/A D4
Voted for by: Shefler; Cunningham; Barrs; Heimerson
No def: Heimerson Votes: 1 & *20* 2 + 0 = 2
*M-W Int'l II
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Player Def# Voted for Points
------------------------------ ---- ----------- ---------------
Abell ........................ 9 15 & 16 0 + 2 = 2
Barrs ........................ 13 1 & *20* 2 + 1 = 3
Bourne ....................... 6 8 & 18 0 + 0 = 0
Carson ....................... 3 N/V 0 + 2 = 2
Crom ......................... 5 7 & 11 0 + 1 = 1
Cunningham ................... 12 13 & *20* 2 + 2 = 4
Dictionary ................... 20 N/A D4
Emery ........................ 10 11 & 18 0 + 1 = 1
Grieco ....................... 2 9 & 14 0 + 1 = 1
Hart ......................... 7 11 & 12 0 + 2 = 2
Heimerson .................... 1 & *20* 2 + 0 = 2
Keating ...................... 1 7 & 11 0 + 4 = 4
Lodge ........................ 18 5 & 11 0 + 3 = 3
Madnick ...................... 11 3 & 4 0 + 6 = 6
Morgan ....................... 16 N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Savage ....................... 19 4 & 9 0 + 0 = 0
Shefler ...................... 8 12 & *20* 2 + 1 = 3
Shepherdson .................. 15 3 & 18 0 + 1 = 1
Stevens ...................... 14 2 & 4 0 + 1 = 1
Weltz ........................ 4 1 & 11 0 + 3 = 3
Widdis ....................... 17 1 & 10 0 + 0 = 0
Locker" (a very fine film, BTW), is the clear winner, with six votes
for her pile of debris (#11).
The next-best vote-getters, with four points each, were Paul Keating's
expense accounts (#1) and the real definition, the springboard (#20);
Dave Cunningham also scored four points, with two for his boat-shaped
leaf (#12) plus two for discerning the real def.
Full details below.
Russ, good to see you! Do join in whenever you can, and know that all
of our thoughts and good wishes are with you.
Take it away, Judy!
--Dodi
1. the share of a joint expense for food or entertainment; (pl.)
accounts of sums due for board and lodging in Oxford colleges. [med L.
_batelli_, of unkn. origin]
Submitter: Keating Votes: 7 & 11 0 + 4 = 4
Voted for by: Weltz; Barrs; Widdis; Heimerson
2. an overland canal, usually composed of packed earth but
sometimes of stone, used to drag canoes or barges between closely
situated bodies of water.
Submitter: Grieco Votes: 9 & 14 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Stevens
3. a projecting rectangular block or bracket situated above the
triglyph and beneath the corona of a Doric cornice.
Submitter: Carson Vote: N/V 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Madnick; Shepherdson
4. a hidden nook among the crenels and merlons of a castle's
battlement in which an archer could hide.
Submitter: Weltz Votes: 1 & 11 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Madnick; Stevens; Savage
5. [Music] an embellishment consisting of a rapid run of several
notes sung to one syllable.
Submitter: Crom Votes: 7 & 11 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Lodge
6. a temporary bridge placed across part of a dock or marina for
pedestrian use.
Submitter: Bourne Votes: 8 & 18 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
7. a printer's tool for burnishing portions of a plate prior to inking.
Submitter: Hart Votes: 11 & 12 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Keating; Crom
8. a turret or elevated rampart on a wall for mounting a cannon.
Submitter: Shefler Votes: 12 & *20* 2 + 1 = 3
Voted for by: Bourne
9. a container for liquids made from a section of bamboo.
Submitter: Abell Votes: 15 & 16 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Grieco; Savage
10. a long loaf of French bread, thicker than a bƒtard.
Submitter: Emery Votes: 11 & 18 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Widdis
11. rock detritus or debris at the base of a slope.
Submitter: Madnick Votes: 3 & 4 0 + 6 = 6
Voted for by: Keating; Weltz; Crom; Hart; Emery; Lodge
12. [Bot.] a leaf in the fanciful shape of a boat.
Submitter: Cunningham Votes: 13 & *20* 2 + 2 = 4
Voted for by: Hart; Shefler
13. [Archit.] a roof shaped like an upturned boat.
Submitter: Barrs Votes: 1 & *20* 2 + 1 = 3
Voted for by: Cunningham
14. the lowest level of fortification in a castle.
Submitter: Stevens Votes: 2 & 4 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Grieco
15. an oversized wallet for legal papers.
Submitter: Shepherdson Votes: 3 & 18 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Abell
16. a gummy product for fixing the hair.
Submitter: Morgan Vote: N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Abell
17. impertinent, disrespectful speech.
Submitter: Widdis Votes: 1 & 10 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
18. _Fr._ a shuttlecock.
Submitter: Lodge Votes: 5 & 11 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Bourne; Emery; Shepherdson
19. an outbuilding.
Submitter: Savage Votes: 4 & 9 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
20. a springboard.
Submitter: Dictionary* Vote: N/A D4
Voted for by: Shefler; Cunningham; Barrs; Heimerson
No def: Heimerson Votes: 1 & *20* 2 + 0 = 2
*M-W Int'l II
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Player Def# Voted for Points
------------------------------ ---- ----------- ---------------
Abell ........................ 9 15 & 16 0 + 2 = 2
Barrs ........................ 13 1 & *20* 2 + 1 = 3
Bourne ....................... 6 8 & 18 0 + 0 = 0
Carson ....................... 3 N/V 0 + 2 = 2
Crom ......................... 5 7 & 11 0 + 1 = 1
Cunningham ................... 12 13 & *20* 2 + 2 = 4
Dictionary ................... 20 N/A D4
Emery ........................ 10 11 & 18 0 + 1 = 1
Grieco ....................... 2 9 & 14 0 + 1 = 1
Hart ......................... 7 11 & 12 0 + 2 = 2
Heimerson .................... 1 & *20* 2 + 0 = 2
Keating ...................... 1 7 & 11 0 + 4 = 4
Lodge ........................ 18 5 & 11 0 + 3 = 3
Madnick ...................... 11 3 & 4 0 + 6 = 6
Morgan ....................... 16 N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Savage ....................... 19 4 & 9 0 + 0 = 0
Shefler ...................... 8 12 & *20* 2 + 1 = 3
Shepherdson .................. 15 3 & 18 0 + 1 = 1
Stevens ...................... 14 2 & 4 0 + 1 = 1
Weltz ........................ 4 1 & 11 0 + 3 = 3
Widdis ....................... 17 1 & 10 0 + 0 = 0