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mshefler
September 5th, 2011, 07:58 PM
Well, that was an interesting round. This time everyone who submitted
a def got at least one vote, and the round ended with a 6-way tie for first
place, but as Jim Hart is slightly ahead in the rolling scores, he gets
to deal next. And of course, our almost-impossible-to-fool Mr. Barrs
again guessed the correct def. Perhaps there should be a special award
for the dealer who can hide the true def from him.

I came across the word in a recent copy of Outside Magazine, which had
a long article describing yarchagumba, and how it is harvested high up in
the Himalayas. It may be responsible for the creation of the Nepali version
of the Mafia. Evidently possession or use of yarchagumba is a big status
symbol in China.

1. a pit viper of sub-Saharan Africa; possibly the "asp" said to have
bitten the Egyptian queen Cleopatra.
Submitter: Schultz Votes: 14 & 17 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Shepherdson

2. a hunchback.
Submitter: Stevens Votes: 15 & 19 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Carson

3. [Noongar] a highly resinous tree prized by Australian Aboriginal
cultures for its essential oils and supposed curative benefits.
Submitter: Dixon Vote: N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Widdis

4. [Ckickasaw] a tribal elder who arbitrates disputes.
Submitter: Abell Vote: N/V 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Hart; Barrs; Kornelis

5. [Quechua] A mixture of wet soil, clay, sand, animal dung and straw
used for construction in the southern Andes.
Submitter: Graham Votes: 8 & 19 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Lodge

6. a festival celebrating the seasonal arrival of the bogong moths, a
traditional source of food for Australian aborigines.
Submitter: Morgan Votes: 16 & 17 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Shepherdson

7. the sap of various species of Euphorbia or spurges, known for its
efficacy as a purgative.
Submitter: Hart Votes: 4 & 20 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Cunningham; Widdis; Carson

8. a variety of eucalyptus.
Submitter: Cunningham Votes: 7 & 17 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Graham; Bourne

9. a resin used as the source of a yellow pigment and as a purgative.
Submitter: Widdis Votes: 3 & 7 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Weltz

10. [Taureg] a fetish made of peacock feathers and cowgut to assure good
grazing.
Submitter: Shepherdson Votes: 1 & 6 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Kornelis

11. a running messenger of the Inca empire.
Submitter: Lodge Votes: 5 & 13 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Hale

12. the caterpillar fungus (_Ophiocordyceps sinensis_), used in
traditional Tibetan and Chinese medicine as an aphrodisiac and as a
treatment for a variety of ailments from fatigue to cancer.
Submitter: Wikipedia & others Vote: N/A D1
Voted for by: Barrs

13. either of two white-flowering Australian trees of the genus
Eucalyptus (family Myrtaceae), E. ochrophloia and E. thozetiana (also
more fully yarchagumba tree). Also: the wood of this tree; honey
produced by bees from the flowers of this tree.
Submitter: Keating Votes: 19 & 20 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Lodge; Weltz

14. an ancient bridged stringed instrument.
Submitter: Madnick Vote: N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Schultz

15. [Sicilian slang] a hapless bumbler.
Submitter: Weltz Votes: 9 & 13 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Stevens; Harrington

16. good food [Louisiana patois fr. ME _yarke_ to prepare + Afr-Fr
_gumbo_ stew]
Submitter: Barrs Votes: 4 & *12* 2 + 1 = 3
Voted for by: Morgan

17. the silk-cotton tree.
Submitter: Carson Votes: 2 & 7 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Schultz; Morgan; Cunningham

18. a stew made from lamb, potatoes, and various vegetables (usually
zucchini, red beans, and peppers).
Submitter: Kornelis Votes: 4 & 10 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Harrington

19. an old fashioned soda fountain medicinal beverage that combined yam
and yam root extracts, phosphates and bitters in sparkling mineral
water. Usually called a "Yarchy" or "Yarch Soda".
Submitter: Hale Votes: 11 & [19] 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Stevens; Graham; Keating; [Hale]

20. a spicy Creole dish consisting of hot peppers, fried okra, and
candied bananas.
Submitter: Harrington Votes: 15 & 18 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Hart; Keating; Bourne

No def: Bourne Votes: 8 & 20 0 + 0 = 0