Paul Keating
January 6th, 2011, 02:30 PM
In round 2170, two players earned top spot with 5 points: they were
Dave Cunningham and Millie Morgan. Dave Cunningham's definition
"_Arab._ lit. 'revered one'" earned its author the deal, and Millie
Morgan can heave a sigh of relief that "a Javanese percussion mallet"
did not earn one more vote
Johnny Barrs remarked in his DQ that he was particularly taken with
Dave's definition, because the third letter of the Arabic alphabet,
gimel, (and of the Greek alphabet, gamma), was originally a stylized
representation of a camel.
There were three players in runner-up position with 3 points each: Tim
Bourne, Dodi Schultz and Daniel Widdis.
The true definition was 9: "to play games" (OED Online, November
2010), which two perceptive players guessed. When I googled for this
word I drew a complete blank, so I will try and post a link to the OED
Online entry here, in a separate message.
1. someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out
from a group Votes from: Carson, Crom and Cunningham
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores natural 3.
2. the large female spore of some sphagnum mosses [fr.
_gamete_ ] Vote from: Bourne
Submitted by: Barrs (DQ), who scores natural 1.
3. a frame used by butchers for hanging carcasses by the
legs Votes from: Cunningham and Stevens
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 2.
4. a primitive form of the third letter of the Greek
alphabet Votes from: Lodge and Madnick
Submitted by: Crom, who scores natural 2.
5. the seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet Vote from:
Bourne
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
6. a type of clip-on adjustable stirrup No votes
Submitted by: Shefler.
7. a Javanese percussion mallet Votes from: Crom, Shefler and
Widdis
Submitted by: Morgan, who scores 3 + 2, total 5.
8. an unwritten agreement Votes from: Abell and Carson
Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 2.
9. to play games Votes from: Morgan and Schultz Real
definition from OED Online, November 2010
10. the fork-tailed gull Votes from: Abell and Schultz
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 2.
11. _Arab._ lit. "revered one" Votes from: Emery, Madnick,
Morgan, Shefler and Widdis
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 5.
12. a style of suspension bridge No votes
Submitted by: Emery.
13. a plug hiding a recessed nail or screw Vote from: Weltz
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 1.
14. any of the gear-contacting ends of an escapement bar No votes
Submitted by: Weltz.
15. a unit of currency of Turkey, equal to one hundredth of
a Lira Vote from: Emery
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 1.
16. a screw used to adjust the distance between the
grindstones, and hence the fineness of the flour, in milling
Votes from: Lodge, Stevens and Weltz
Submitted by: Bourne, who scores natural 3.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Cunningham 11 1 & 3 5 5
Morgan 7 *9* & 11 3 2 5
Widdis 1 7 & 11 3 3
Bourne 16 2 & 5 3 3
Schultz 5 *9* & 10 1 2 3
Crom 4 1 & 7 2 2
Carson 3 1 & 8 2 2
Madnick 10 4 & 11 2 2
Stevens 8 3 & 16 2 2
Lodge 15 4 & 16 1 1
Barrs 2 DQ 1 1
Abell 13 8 & 10 1 1
Shefler 6 7 & 11 0 0
Emery 12 11 & 15 0 0
Weltz 14 13 & 16 0 0
Dave Cunningham and Millie Morgan. Dave Cunningham's definition
"_Arab._ lit. 'revered one'" earned its author the deal, and Millie
Morgan can heave a sigh of relief that "a Javanese percussion mallet"
did not earn one more vote
Johnny Barrs remarked in his DQ that he was particularly taken with
Dave's definition, because the third letter of the Arabic alphabet,
gimel, (and of the Greek alphabet, gamma), was originally a stylized
representation of a camel.
There were three players in runner-up position with 3 points each: Tim
Bourne, Dodi Schultz and Daniel Widdis.
The true definition was 9: "to play games" (OED Online, November
2010), which two perceptive players guessed. When I googled for this
word I drew a complete blank, so I will try and post a link to the OED
Online entry here, in a separate message.
1. someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out
from a group Votes from: Carson, Crom and Cunningham
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores natural 3.
2. the large female spore of some sphagnum mosses [fr.
_gamete_ ] Vote from: Bourne
Submitted by: Barrs (DQ), who scores natural 1.
3. a frame used by butchers for hanging carcasses by the
legs Votes from: Cunningham and Stevens
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 2.
4. a primitive form of the third letter of the Greek
alphabet Votes from: Lodge and Madnick
Submitted by: Crom, who scores natural 2.
5. the seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet Vote from:
Bourne
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
6. a type of clip-on adjustable stirrup No votes
Submitted by: Shefler.
7. a Javanese percussion mallet Votes from: Crom, Shefler and
Widdis
Submitted by: Morgan, who scores 3 + 2, total 5.
8. an unwritten agreement Votes from: Abell and Carson
Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 2.
9. to play games Votes from: Morgan and Schultz Real
definition from OED Online, November 2010
10. the fork-tailed gull Votes from: Abell and Schultz
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 2.
11. _Arab._ lit. "revered one" Votes from: Emery, Madnick,
Morgan, Shefler and Widdis
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 5.
12. a style of suspension bridge No votes
Submitted by: Emery.
13. a plug hiding a recessed nail or screw Vote from: Weltz
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 1.
14. any of the gear-contacting ends of an escapement bar No votes
Submitted by: Weltz.
15. a unit of currency of Turkey, equal to one hundredth of
a Lira Vote from: Emery
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 1.
16. a screw used to adjust the distance between the
grindstones, and hence the fineness of the flour, in milling
Votes from: Lodge, Stevens and Weltz
Submitted by: Bourne, who scores natural 3.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Cunningham 11 1 & 3 5 5
Morgan 7 *9* & 11 3 2 5
Widdis 1 7 & 11 3 3
Bourne 16 2 & 5 3 3
Schultz 5 *9* & 10 1 2 3
Crom 4 1 & 7 2 2
Carson 3 1 & 8 2 2
Madnick 10 4 & 11 2 2
Stevens 8 3 & 16 2 2
Lodge 15 4 & 16 1 1
Barrs 2 DQ 1 1
Abell 13 8 & 10 1 1
Shefler 6 7 & 11 0 0
Emery 12 11 & 15 0 0
Weltz 14 13 & 16 0 0