[Dixonary] Round 2666 -- FANKLE -- Results

Although there were no DQs, a whopping 9 votes were cast for thereal definition, number 4. Dodi Schultz’s fake def garnered 5 votes, and shecast one of hers for the real def, yielding a score of 7 and the nextdealership.





Tim Lodge and Judy Madnick share second place with 4 pointseach. Take it away, Dodi; and good luck.



 



1.. [Sl.]to cheat at cards by using a marked deck
Submitted by Mike Shefler, who voted 8 & 9. Voted for by Hart, Mallach.Score: 0 + 2 = 2.





 2. to make smallmovements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience



Submitted by Dan Widdis, who voted 4* & 14. Voted for byBourne. Score = 0 + 1 = 1.





3.  a trinket, esp. one attached to a bracelet



Submittedby Tim Bourne, who voted 2 & 6. Voted for by nobody. Score 0 + 0 = 0.



 



4. {Scot.]to entangle



Submitted by Collins English Dictionary, which cannot vote. Votedfor by Hale, Barrs, Lodge, Naylor, Hart, Widdis, Stevens, Cunningham, Schultz.Score D9.





 5. athick stew made from penguin or seal meat, mixed with thickener such as groundbiscuits; used in early twentieth century Antarctic expeditions when otherforms of meat were scarce



Submitted by Shani Naylor, who voted 4*& 14. Voted for by nobody. Score 2 + 0 = 2.



 



6.mountaineering clip that grips rope when weight is applied



Submitted by Judy Madnick, who voted10 & 11. Voted for by Bourne. Score 0 + 1 = 1.





7. a kind of snare



Submittedby TimLodge, who voted 4* & 13. Voted for by Graham, Keating, Cunningham, Schultz.Score 0 + 4 = 4.









8.  a small parcel of sweets, etc., containing afulminant, which explodes when pulled sharply at both ends; _also  called(in BrE): _ Christmas cracker



Submitted by Paul Keating, who voted 2 & 7. Voted for byShefler. Score 0 + 1 = 1.





9. adispute over which of two authors of a work gets top billing.



Submitted by Tony Abell, who did not vote. Voted for by Shefler.Score 0 + 1 = 1.





10.       &nbsp ; Specialized belt assembly used in earlydiesel engines



Submittedby Keith Hale, who voted 4* & 13. Voted for by Graham, Madnick. Score 2 + 2= 4.



 



11.       &nbsp ; (etching) a form ofcross-hatch where gaps are used to prevent blotchiness in an image



 



 



Submitted by Dave Cunningham, who voted 4*& 7. Voted for by Madnick. Score 2 + 1 = 3.



 



12.       &nbsp ; a caricature
 
Submitted by Guerri Stevens, who voted 4* & 13. Voted for by nobody. Score0 + 2 = 2.



 




13. to divert attention or suspicion by pointing to another. [Colloq.]



 



Submittedby Dodi Schultz, who voted 4* & 7. Voted for by Hale, Barrs, Lodge, Stevens,Mallach. Score 2 + 5 = 7.



 



 



 



14. [N. Canada] melting ice on a lake or bay that is still inlarge blocks, almost covering the surface of the water



 



     Submittedby Efrem Mallach, who voted 1 and 13. Voted for by Widdis, Naylor. Score 2 + 0 = 2.



 



 



 



15.. a fitting for connecting a branch pipe to a larger header,generally with a flanged olet or a swage nipple
     Submitted by Jim Hart, who voted 1and 4*. Voted for by nobody. Score 2 + 0 = 2.





No definition submitted by Steve Graham, who voted 7 & 10.Score 0 + 0 = 0.





No definition submitted by Johnny Barrs, who voted 4* & 13.Score 2 + 0 = 2.





Once again, you can see that the spacing formatting control I used to be able to exercise on my older version of Word is still eluding me.




 







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