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Tim Lodge
April 17th, 2010, 12:36 PM
The votes were quite evenly spread over the 16 defs we had, but Millie
Morgan takes the next deal with 7 natural points for her bestowal or
settlement (14). Dan Widdis is the fortunate runner-up with an
unnatural 5 for his sharp shovel (11). He was one of three people to
guess that GAINCHARE (10) means a return or means of escape. Tony
Abell gets 2 dealer points because his def message was delayed in
transit through no fault of his own.

Over to you, Millie!

-- Tim L

*** GAINCHARE ***

1: the Holy Grail.
Voted for by: Toni Savage
FROM Paul Keating who voted *10* and 14, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*

2: a common grazing land.
Voted for by: Tony Abell, Guerri Stevens
FROM Nancy Shepherdson who didn't vote, and scores 2 + 0 = 2

3: an early two-horse plough.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Dan Widdis, Dodi Schultz, Russ Heimerson
FROM Tim Bourne who voted 12 and 14, and scores 4 + 0 = 4

4: outspoken; honest; outgoing.
Voted for by: Dave Cunningham
FROM Russ Heimerson who voted 3 and 14, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

5: a gentle slope in fortification.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Judy Madnick who voted 3 and 7, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

6: military combat in shallow water.
Voted for by: Johnny Barrs, Toni Savage
FROM Chris Carson who voted 8 and 9, and scores 2 + 0 = 2

7: [Obs.] a tax on carriage horses.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Millie Morgan
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 3 and *10*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*

8: to deny an opponent the high ground.
Voted for by: Chris Carson
FROM Matthew Grieco who voted 15 and 16, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

9: to fight against; to oppose verbally or physically.
Voted for by: Chris Carson
FROM Dick Weltz who voted 11 and 14, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

10: _Obs._ a return, way of returning, means of escape.
Voted for by: Paul Keating, Dan Widdis, Dodi Schultz
FROM Oxford English Dictionary 2nd Ed 1989 which can't vote, and
scores D3

11: a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds.
Voted for by: Dave Cunningham, Dick Weltz, Scott Crom
FROM Dan Widdis who voted 3 and *10*, and scores 3 + 2 = 5*

12: [Fr.] to benefit through deception; the proceeds of such benefit.
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Millie Morgan
FROM Chuck Emery who didn't vote, and scores 2 + 0 = 2

13: an herb used in the form of a poultice to promote the healing of
burns.
Voted for by: Johnny Barrs
FROM Scott Crom who voted 11 and 14, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

14: that which is bestowed or settled as a dower, fund, or permanent
provision for support.
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Paul Keating, Dick Weltz, Scott Crom, Russ
Heimerson, Tony Abell, Guerri Stevens
FROM Millie Morgan who voted 7 and 12, and scores 7 + 0 = 7

15: tip given to a sedan-chair porter or (more usually) to the link-
boy who touted for passengers and escorted them to the chair.
Voted for by: Matthew Grieco
FROM Johnny Barrs who voted 6 and 13, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

16: a misanthrope, especially one opposed to any public display of
charity (a character in Charles Reade's _Autobiography of a Thief_)
Voted for by: Matthew Grieco
FROM Dave Cunningham who voted 4 and 11, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

No def
FROM Tony Abell who voted 2 and 14, and scores 2dp + 0 + 0 = 2

No def
FROM Guerri Stevens who voted 2 and 14, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

No def
FROM Toni Savage who voted 1 and 6, and scores 0 + 0 = 0


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