Millie Morgan
August 24th, 2010, 05:59 PM
Our next dealer is Dan Widdis with an impressive 8 unnatural points, just
narrowly beating the OED
(hmmm I reckon the Dictionary loves it when I deal; it generally scores
extra well!)
The correct definition (from the Oxford English Dictionary) was:
11: (Obs.) A kind of jacket or `slop', worn by men in the 14th c.
I was unable to find any link between the Hanseatic League, and the
jacket/slop/tunic = HANSELIN.
The OED makes no connection either, and the etymology is blank.
So I suppose it must just come from the German "hanseline" = a jacket.
.... and that the members of the Hanseatic League probably couldn't have
cared less about what they wore :)
Over to you Dan ... to whom I believe I passed the baton last time I dealt!
Good wishes to all
Millie
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*HANSELIN*
1: handmade vellum paper
Voted for by: Guerri Stevens, Tony Abell
FROM Nancy Shepherdson who voted 3 and 4, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
2: a waxy substance secreted by termites
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Dave Cunningham, Dick Weltz
FROM Chuck Emery who voted 12 and 16, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
3: a freshwater ciliate protozoan
Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson
FROM Toni Savage who voted 7 and 8, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
4: An elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift
Voted for by: Mike Shefler, Nancy Shepherdson
FROM Chris Carson who voted 13 and 15, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
5: crooked stick used by butchers for hanging carcasses
Voted for by nobody
FROM Judy Madnick who voted *11* and 12, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
6: of or pertaining to the Han dynasty, particularly those parts of the
Great Wall of China built during the Han period (206 BCE to 220 CE).
Voted for by nobody
FROM Tim Bourne who voted 2 and 18, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
7: 1. the first sale for a store. 2. a token of good luck given at the
start of the year. [also _handsel_ )
Voted for by: Toni Savage, Dan Widdis
FROM Dave Cunningham who voted 2 and 18, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
8: a 17th century fur- and fish-trading guild encompassing primarily the
Hanseatic cities of Lübeck, Danzig, and Königsberg
Voted for by: Toni Savage
FROM Mike Shefler who voted 4 and 12, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
9: a man-at-arms aboard a ship of the Hanseatic League
Voted for by nobody
FROM Paul Keating who voted *11* and 12, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
10: distinctive tunics or jackets worn by merchants of the Hanseatic League
(see entry) to ensure mutual help
Voted for by nobody
FROM Johnny Barrs who voted *11* and 19, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
11: (Obs.) A kind of jacket or `slop', worn by men in the 14th c.
Voted for by: Tim Lodge, Johnny Barrs, Paul Keating, Judy Madnick, Matthew
Grieco, Dan Widdis, Dodi Schultz
FROM OED which can't vote, and scores D7
12: (Obsolete) A jester's cap; a cockscomb.
Voted for by: Mike Shefler, Paul Keating, Judy Madnick, Matthew Grieco,
Chuck Emery, Scott Crom
FROM Dan Widdis who voted 7 and *11*, and scores 6 + 2 = 8*
13: a mitten
Voted for by: Chris Carson, Scott Crom
FROM Matthew Grieco who voted *11* and 12, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
14: a merchant's wife
Voted for by: Dick Weltz, Tony Abell, Dodi Schultz
FROM Tim Lodge who voted *11* and 16, and scores 3 + 2 = 5*
15: a person from a backwoods area
Voted for by: Chris Carson
FROM Guerri Stevens who voted 1 and 16, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
16: An ester of glycerol and palmitic acid.
Voted for by: Tim Lodge, Guerri Stevens, Chuck Emery
FROM Tony Abell who voted 1 and 14, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
17: A family of pharmaceuticals which improve endurance and resistance to
disease
Voted for by nobody
FROM Scott Crom who voted 12 and 13, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
18: an antibiotic derived from the mountain rue, _Anemonella hansela_, used
esp. to treat certain infections of the respiratory system
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Dave Cunningham
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted *11* and 14, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
19: a reduction produced from sap oozed by the bark of certain eucalypts.
commonly used in dermatological and cosmetic preparations
Voted for by: Johnny Barrs
FROM Dick Weltz who voted 2 and 14, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
narrowly beating the OED
(hmmm I reckon the Dictionary loves it when I deal; it generally scores
extra well!)
The correct definition (from the Oxford English Dictionary) was:
11: (Obs.) A kind of jacket or `slop', worn by men in the 14th c.
I was unable to find any link between the Hanseatic League, and the
jacket/slop/tunic = HANSELIN.
The OED makes no connection either, and the etymology is blank.
So I suppose it must just come from the German "hanseline" = a jacket.
.... and that the members of the Hanseatic League probably couldn't have
cared less about what they wore :)
Over to you Dan ... to whom I believe I passed the baton last time I dealt!
Good wishes to all
Millie
-----------------------------------------------------------
*HANSELIN*
1: handmade vellum paper
Voted for by: Guerri Stevens, Tony Abell
FROM Nancy Shepherdson who voted 3 and 4, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
2: a waxy substance secreted by termites
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Dave Cunningham, Dick Weltz
FROM Chuck Emery who voted 12 and 16, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
3: a freshwater ciliate protozoan
Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson
FROM Toni Savage who voted 7 and 8, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
4: An elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift
Voted for by: Mike Shefler, Nancy Shepherdson
FROM Chris Carson who voted 13 and 15, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
5: crooked stick used by butchers for hanging carcasses
Voted for by nobody
FROM Judy Madnick who voted *11* and 12, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
6: of or pertaining to the Han dynasty, particularly those parts of the
Great Wall of China built during the Han period (206 BCE to 220 CE).
Voted for by nobody
FROM Tim Bourne who voted 2 and 18, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
7: 1. the first sale for a store. 2. a token of good luck given at the
start of the year. [also _handsel_ )
Voted for by: Toni Savage, Dan Widdis
FROM Dave Cunningham who voted 2 and 18, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
8: a 17th century fur- and fish-trading guild encompassing primarily the
Hanseatic cities of Lübeck, Danzig, and Königsberg
Voted for by: Toni Savage
FROM Mike Shefler who voted 4 and 12, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
9: a man-at-arms aboard a ship of the Hanseatic League
Voted for by nobody
FROM Paul Keating who voted *11* and 12, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
10: distinctive tunics or jackets worn by merchants of the Hanseatic League
(see entry) to ensure mutual help
Voted for by nobody
FROM Johnny Barrs who voted *11* and 19, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
11: (Obs.) A kind of jacket or `slop', worn by men in the 14th c.
Voted for by: Tim Lodge, Johnny Barrs, Paul Keating, Judy Madnick, Matthew
Grieco, Dan Widdis, Dodi Schultz
FROM OED which can't vote, and scores D7
12: (Obsolete) A jester's cap; a cockscomb.
Voted for by: Mike Shefler, Paul Keating, Judy Madnick, Matthew Grieco,
Chuck Emery, Scott Crom
FROM Dan Widdis who voted 7 and *11*, and scores 6 + 2 = 8*
13: a mitten
Voted for by: Chris Carson, Scott Crom
FROM Matthew Grieco who voted *11* and 12, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
14: a merchant's wife
Voted for by: Dick Weltz, Tony Abell, Dodi Schultz
FROM Tim Lodge who voted *11* and 16, and scores 3 + 2 = 5*
15: a person from a backwoods area
Voted for by: Chris Carson
FROM Guerri Stevens who voted 1 and 16, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
16: An ester of glycerol and palmitic acid.
Voted for by: Tim Lodge, Guerri Stevens, Chuck Emery
FROM Tony Abell who voted 1 and 14, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
17: A family of pharmaceuticals which improve endurance and resistance to
disease
Voted for by nobody
FROM Scott Crom who voted 12 and 13, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
18: an antibiotic derived from the mountain rue, _Anemonella hansela_, used
esp. to treat certain infections of the respiratory system
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Dave Cunningham
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted *11* and 14, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
19: a reduction produced from sap oozed by the bark of certain eucalypts.
commonly used in dermatological and cosmetic preparations
Voted for by: Johnny Barrs
FROM Dick Weltz who voted 2 and 14, and scores 1 + 0 = 1