mshefler
April 12th, 2011, 04:26 PM
I decided to end the round early, as per the rules, since everyone who
submitted a def has voted and I have to go out this evening. The dealer
of the next round is Toni Savage with a natural 6. I'll post the rolling
scores tomorrow so as not to confuse the TAPCIS forum software again.
The Eskimos may have 20 words for snow, but evidently the Aleuts have
only one for rain, which four of you guessed.
1. the amount of deviation from the horizontal, measured in degrees.
Submitter: Stevens Votes: 7 & 14 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Widdis
2. _Stat._ an adjustment ("tax") that is made to a numerical value based
on a calculation of the sum of the squares of observed values minus
expected values divided by the expected values.
Submitter: Weltz Votes: 7 & 8 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
3. classification into categories according to frequency of occurrence.
Submitter: Abell Votes: 6 & *13* 2 + 2 = 4
Voted for by: Madnick; Hale
4. a game in which players take turns to balance eggs on a bamboo frame,
the loser being the player whose actions cause the pile to collapse.
Submitter: Morgan Votes: 10 & 17 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Carson; Barrs; Harrington
5. a small perfume box with a perforated top.
Submitter: Carson Votes: 4 & *13* 2 + 0 = 2
Voted for by:
6. deeply indented; having large teeth.
Submitter: Widdis Votes: 1 & 7 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Abell; Bourne
7. a bricklaying pattern with cross-laid bricks and half-bricks.
Submitter: Savage Votes: 16 & 18 0 + 6 = 6
Voted for by: Stevens; Weltz; Widdis; Grieco; Bourne; Keating
8. a variety of limestone having a peculiar pink cast, found chiefly in
central Pennsylvania.
Submitter: Schultz Votes: 11 & *13* 2 + 1 = 3
Voted for by: Weltz
9. a lavendar dye used for plastics and rubber.
Submitter: Grieco Votes: 7 & 14 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
10. a macaw of the genus Anodorhynchus or Ara.
Submitter: Hart Votes: 12 & 15 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Morgan; Graham; Keating
11. the spotted or axis deer of South India.
Submitter: Barrs Votes: 4 & 17 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Schultz; Cunningham; Graham
12. a variety of palm related to the Sago Palm, formerly widely used in
the production of poisons by the Maya.
Submitter: Cunningham Votes: 11 & 18 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Hart; Harrington
13. _Aleut_ rain.
Submitter: Dictionary Vote: N/A D4
Voted for by: Abell; Carson; Schultz; Hale
14. an intricate, confusing or disturbing situation; a confused mass or
heap.
Submitter: Madnick Votes: 3 & 15 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Stevens; Grieco
15. an Inca dish consisting largely of corn and beans.
Submitter: Bourne Votes: 7 & 6 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Hart; Madnick
16. an inflammation of the lower bowl in simians.
Submitter: Graham Votes: 10 & 11 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Savage
17. a flat salary deduction levied on English professional football
players for the hotel accommodation of their partners when on tour
abroad; also called _wagswag_.
Submitter: Keating Votes: 7 & 10 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Morgan; Barrs
18. the precise written record of body fluids in an exhaustive autopsy. [
Gk. khylos "juice, fluid" + L. taxare "evaluate, assess" ]
Submitter: Hale Votes: 3 & *13* 2 + 2 = 4
Voted for by: Savage; Cunningham
No def: Harrington Votes: 4 & 12 0 + 0 = 0
submitted a def has voted and I have to go out this evening. The dealer
of the next round is Toni Savage with a natural 6. I'll post the rolling
scores tomorrow so as not to confuse the TAPCIS forum software again.
The Eskimos may have 20 words for snow, but evidently the Aleuts have
only one for rain, which four of you guessed.
1. the amount of deviation from the horizontal, measured in degrees.
Submitter: Stevens Votes: 7 & 14 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Widdis
2. _Stat._ an adjustment ("tax") that is made to a numerical value based
on a calculation of the sum of the squares of observed values minus
expected values divided by the expected values.
Submitter: Weltz Votes: 7 & 8 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
3. classification into categories according to frequency of occurrence.
Submitter: Abell Votes: 6 & *13* 2 + 2 = 4
Voted for by: Madnick; Hale
4. a game in which players take turns to balance eggs on a bamboo frame,
the loser being the player whose actions cause the pile to collapse.
Submitter: Morgan Votes: 10 & 17 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Carson; Barrs; Harrington
5. a small perfume box with a perforated top.
Submitter: Carson Votes: 4 & *13* 2 + 0 = 2
Voted for by:
6. deeply indented; having large teeth.
Submitter: Widdis Votes: 1 & 7 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Abell; Bourne
7. a bricklaying pattern with cross-laid bricks and half-bricks.
Submitter: Savage Votes: 16 & 18 0 + 6 = 6
Voted for by: Stevens; Weltz; Widdis; Grieco; Bourne; Keating
8. a variety of limestone having a peculiar pink cast, found chiefly in
central Pennsylvania.
Submitter: Schultz Votes: 11 & *13* 2 + 1 = 3
Voted for by: Weltz
9. a lavendar dye used for plastics and rubber.
Submitter: Grieco Votes: 7 & 14 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
10. a macaw of the genus Anodorhynchus or Ara.
Submitter: Hart Votes: 12 & 15 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Morgan; Graham; Keating
11. the spotted or axis deer of South India.
Submitter: Barrs Votes: 4 & 17 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Schultz; Cunningham; Graham
12. a variety of palm related to the Sago Palm, formerly widely used in
the production of poisons by the Maya.
Submitter: Cunningham Votes: 11 & 18 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Hart; Harrington
13. _Aleut_ rain.
Submitter: Dictionary Vote: N/A D4
Voted for by: Abell; Carson; Schultz; Hale
14. an intricate, confusing or disturbing situation; a confused mass or
heap.
Submitter: Madnick Votes: 3 & 15 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Stevens; Grieco
15. an Inca dish consisting largely of corn and beans.
Submitter: Bourne Votes: 7 & 6 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Hart; Madnick
16. an inflammation of the lower bowl in simians.
Submitter: Graham Votes: 10 & 11 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Savage
17. a flat salary deduction levied on English professional football
players for the hotel accommodation of their partners when on tour
abroad; also called _wagswag_.
Submitter: Keating Votes: 7 & 10 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Morgan; Barrs
18. the precise written record of body fluids in an exhaustive autopsy. [
Gk. khylos "juice, fluid" + L. taxare "evaluate, assess" ]
Submitter: Hale Votes: 3 & *13* 2 + 2 = 4
Voted for by: Savage; Cunningham
No def: Harrington Votes: 4 & 12 0 + 0 = 0