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[Dixonary] Round 3156 FASKIDAR Results
Having spent some time in the Outer Hebrides, I know a few Scottish names
of seabirds, but I hadn't come acraoss FASKIDAR, the Northern Gull (5). Johnny Barrs, Paul Keating, and Efrem Mallach guessed correctly, leaving me with a D3. Johnny also got 4 votes for his Bengali Lance-Corporal, making him the new dealer. Judy Madnick, Paul Keating,and Efrem Mallach tied as the lucky runners-up with 3 points apiece. Over to you, Johnny. -- Tim L *** FASKIDAR *** 1. A serene view. Submitter: Tony Abell Votes: 4 & 11 Score: 1 + 0 + 0 = 1 Voted for by: Shani Naylor 2. a very wicked person. Submitter: Dan Widdis Votes: & 11 Score: 1 + 0 + 0 = 1 Voted for by: Debbie Embler 3. [Indian Eng.] a scribe. Submitter: Efrem Mallach Votes: 4 & 5 Score: 1 + *2* + 0 = 3 * Voted for by: Debbie Embler 4. a supervisor in a tea plantation. Submitter: Tim Bourne Votes: 8 & 13 Score: 4 + 0 + 0 = 4 Voted for by: Tony Abell, Efrem Mallach, Nancy Shepherdson, Alan Mallach 5. [_Scot. Obs._] A name applied to the Northern Gull. Submitter: OED Votes: - & - Score: 3 + 0 + 0 = D3 Voted for by: Efrem Mallach, Paul Keating, Johnny Barrs 6. Any room reserved for female worshippers at mosques. Submitter: Nancy Shepherdson Votes: 4 & 12 Score: 0 + 0 + 0 = 0 Voted for by: Nobody 7. An arctic sea-turtle, _*Eretmochelys thulesis*_ [Icelandic] Submitter: Paul Keating Votes: 5 & 7 Score: 1 + *2* + 0 = 3 * Voted for by: Paul Keating, Johnny Barrs 8. [Hind.] A district tax collector in NW India under the Rajputs. Submitter: Alan Mallach Votes: 4 & 10 Score: 1 + 0 + 0 = 1 Voted for by: Tim Bourne 9. a long double-edged dagger worn by palace guards in the Ottoman empire. Submitter: Mike Shefler Votes: 12 & 13 Score: 1 + 0 + 0 = 1 Voted for by: Judy Madnick 10. Early Ottoman headgear made of leather with an outer layer of embroidered velvet or silk Submitter: Deborah Fein Votes: 12 & 12 Score: 2 + 0 + 0 = 2 Voted for by: Alan Mallach, Judy Madnick 11. A form of whistled language used by the inhabitants of central Turkey to communicate across long distances. Submitter: Shani Naylor Votes: 1 & 13 Score: 2 + 0 + 0 = 2 Voted for by: Tony Abell, Dan Widdis 12. originally the rank of Lance-Corporal in the Bengali regiments in British India; in Banglasdesh the word is now replaced by _subidar_. Submitter: Johnny Barrs Votes: 5 & 7 Score: 4 + *2* + 0 = 6 * Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson, Mike Shefler, Deborah Fein 13. The chief or leader of a band or body of persons; esp., in the native army of India, an officer of a rank corresponding to that of lieutenant in the English army. Submitter: Judy Madnick Votes: 9 & 10 Score: 3 + 0 + 0 = 3 Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Mike Shefler, Shani Naylor No Def: Debbie Embler Votes: 2 & 3 Score: 0 + 0 + 0 = 0 [image: Screenshot 2021-04-07 213551.png] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/di...oglegroups.com. |
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