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Old May 25th, 2019, 11:22 AM
Johnb - co.uk
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Default [Dixonary] Rnd 2985 SPRUND Results

Interesting: 'apparently' is a bad word to use - D4 resulted for #10

Â*SPRUND - apparently it has been guessed as part ofÂ* ship and maybe the
etymology is via Swedish for bung

I combined Judy's and Chris' definition - they submitted identical offerings

And the next deal is for Tim L with 6 unnatural points

Take it away Tim

*JohnnyB*

Â*1: slang for a standard bearer
Â*Voted for by nobody
Â*FROM Guerri S who voted 6 and 12, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

Â*2: to trip on the edge of a carpet
Â*Voted for by nobody
Â*FROM Tony A who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

Â*3: a naturally occurring yeast by-product
Â*Voted for by: Ryan Mc
Â*FROM Debbie E who voted 7 and 8, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

Â*4: [ME]Â* near to, or next to. (_Beowulf_)
Â*Voted for by: Shani N
Â*FROM Dave C who voted 7 and *10*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*

Â*5: an embankment or dike, especially in South Asia
Â*Voted for by: Tim L
Â*FROM Judy M who voted 6 and 12, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
Â*FROM Chris C who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

Â*6: the degree of curvature in the teeth of a sprocket wheel
Â*Voted for by: Guerri S, Judy M
Â*FROM Tim B who voted 7 and 12, and scores 2 + 0 = 2

Â*7: [Scot.] a low stone wall separating two fields or crofts
Â*Voted for by: Tim B, Dave C, Debbie E, Dan W, Shani N
Â*FROM Efrem M who voted 11 and 12, and scores 5 + 0 = 5

Â*8: [Ger.] a light, three-wheeled horse-drawn cart with a single seat
Â*Voted for by: Debbie E
Â*FROM Ryan Mc who voted 3 and 9, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

Â*9: a type of ground cover made from compressed mulch mixed with loam
Â*Voted for by: Ryan Mc
Â*FROM Mike S who voted *10* and 11, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*

10: [Obs.]Â* apparently: a component part used in the construction of a
vessel
Â*Voted for by: Tim L, Dave C, Mike S, Dan W
Â*FROM OED Online 2019 which can't vote, and scores D4

11: a chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a
lifting pump
Â*Voted for by: Mike S, Efrem M
Â*FROM Dan W who voted 7 and *10*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*

12: a type of fastening for roof trusses, consisting of a metal plate
with multiple triangular holes punched in it, forming spikes
Â*Voted for by: Guerri S, Tim B, Judy M, Efrem M
Â*FROM Tim L who voted 5 and *10*, and scores 4 + 2 = 6*

No def
Â*FROM Shani N who voted 4 and 7, and scores 0 + 0 = 0



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