[Dixonary] Roun 3142: PUANT [Results]
Roun 3142: PUANT [Results] Definition 15 was a combination of the real definition with submission from Tim Lodge. Eight of you voted for it. I don’t think we can ask Michael Proffitt of the OED to deal the next round, so that chore falls to Tim. Runner-up is Ryan McGill, whose definition rotten; fetid earned 5 votes. Puant had that sense in Anglo-Norman but not, it appears, in English. The word died out in English around Shakespeare’s time, but survives as a literary word in modern French; though it occurs more frequently in the sense arrogant; prideful.
1. The soft rubbery layer of horn that forms the deciduous hoof capsule of fetuses and foals. Submitted by: Debbie Embler who voted for: 4 & 6 Votes from: John Barrs, Tony Abell Score: 2 2. A small wild goose that breeds in Arctic regions and has a black neck and head. Submitted by: Judy Madnick who voted for: 3 & 13 3. Obs. Br. slang. powerful, mighty. [prob. Fr. puissant] Submitted by: Alan Mallach who voted for: 7 & 9 Votes from: Judy Madnick, Dave Cunningham Score: 2 4. Of, or having, a very dark blue color, almost black. Submitted by: Dan Widdis who voted for: 9 & 15 Votes from: Shani Naylor, Debbie Embler Score: 2+2=4 5. A bankrupt; hence gen. one in debt; a beggar. Submitted by: Shani Naylor who voted for: 4 & 15 Votes from: Tim Lodge Score: 1+2=3 6. Dismissive, contemptuous. Submitted by: Tim Bourne who voted for: 7 & 10 Votes from: Debbie Embler Score: 1 7. Juicy, succulent. Submitted by: Deborah Fein who voted for: 9 & 15 Votes from: Tim Bourne, Alan Mallach Score: 2+2=4 8. Squatting. Submitted by: Tony Abell who voted for: 1 & 15 Score: 0+2=2 9. Rotten; fetid. Submitted by: Ryan McGill who did not vote Votes from: Dan Widdis, Alan Mallach, Efrem Mallach, Deborah Fein, Mike Shefler Score: 5 10. Stern; unyielding; dour. Submitted by: Mike Shefler who voted for: 9 & 15 Votes from: Tim Bourne Score: 1+2=3 11. Tending to urinate frequently. Submitted by: Efrem Mallach who voted for: 9 & 15 Score: 0+2=2 12. Sitting astride a saw-horse (children’s game). [Fr.] Submitted by: Dave Cunningham who voted for: 3 & 15 Votes from: Tim Lodge Score: 1+2=3 13. Obs. Weak and powerless; the opposite of puissant. Submitted by: John Barrs who voted for: 1 & 15 Votes from: Judy Madnick Score: 1+2=3 14. An inorganic chemical in acrylic spray paint which prevents clogging. Submitted by: Nancy Shepherdson who did not vote 15. Obs. Having an offensive smell, stinking; (figurative) loathsome, contemptible. Real definition from the OED, combined with a definition submitted by: Tim Lodge who voted for: 5 & 12 Votes from: Shani Naylor, John Barrs, Dan Widdis, Tony Abell, Efrem Mallach, Dave Cunningham, Deborah Fein, Mike Shefler Score: 8 Player Vote 1 Vote 2 Scores from votes Guessed correctly Total Score Tim Lodge 5 12 8 8 Ryan McGill 5 5 Dan Widdis 9 15 2 2 4 Deborah Fein 9 15 2 2 4 Dave Cunningham 3 15 1 2 3 John Barrs 1 15 1 2 3 Mike Shefler 9 15 1 2 3 Shani Naylor 4 15 1 2 3 Alan Mallach 7 9 2 2 Debbie Embler 4 6 2 0 2 Efrem Mallach 9 15 2 2 Tony Abell 1 15 2 2 Tim Bourne 7 10 1 1 Judy Madnick 3 13 0 0 Nancy Shepherdson 0 -- Paul Keating Soustons, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France -- 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/dixonary/248413953.20210214130549%40acm.org. |
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