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[Dixonary] Round 2812: NYCHOMET results
Hi all
Two players stormed ahead of the field. Our winner is Johnny, with 9 unnatural points, and the real winner is Efrem with 7 natural points. The real definition, 'a piece of onyx' garnered 3 votes. 1. An eye patch. Tony Abell, who didn’t vote. Score: 1 Vote from Tim L. 2. In Babylonian theology, a semi-divine agent of evil. Efrem Mallach, who voted 3 & 11. Score: 7 Votes from Chris C, Keith H, Johnny B, Dan W, Mike S, Tim B & Guerri S. 3. Dried leaf used in ancient times to make a perfumed ointment. Judy Madnick, who voted *4* & 11. Score: 3 Vote from Efrem M. 4. A piece of onyx. OED. D3. Votes from Johnny B, Dan W, Judy M. 5. Anything round like an apple; as, an apple of gold. Dan Widdis, who voted 2 & *4*. Score: 3 Vote from Mike S. 6. A surgical probe. Chris Carson, who voted 2 & 11. Score: 0 No votes. 7. [Nanotechnology] A self-assembling monolayer formed on noble metal substrates. Keith Hale, who voted 2 & 11. Score: 0 No votes. 8. An invasive species of moth, _Hydria prunivorata_, originating in Asia, and responsible for defoliation and devastation of oak and cherry trees in the western hemisphere. Mike Shefler, who voted 2 & 5. Score: 0 No votes. 9. A foster child. Often the adopted son or daughter of a deceased relative. Guerri Stevens, who voted 2 & 10. Score: 1 Vote from Dave C. 10. [Anc. Egypt.] "Criminal ruler" or "evil ruler", a dysonym for Ahkenaten after his death, applied to the disfigured monuments and cartouches which had borne his name or image. Dave Cunningham, who voted 9 & 11. Score: 2 Votes from Tim B & Guerri S. 11. Ground onyx powder used in incense to intensify the other odors [this word may refer to the ground-up shell of the sweet mussel rather than to _onyx_ see Grk of Exodus 30:34]. Johnny Barrs, who voted 2 & *4*. Score: 9 Votes from Efrem M, Tim L, Chris C, Keith H, Dave C, Judy M, Lorise G. 12. A small hut or shelter mounted on a sledge, used by Sami reindeer herders when following the migration. Tim Lodge, who voted 1 & 11. Score: 1 Vote from Lorise G. Lorise Graham, no def, who voted 11 & 12. Score: 0 Tim Bourne, no def, who voted 2 & 10. Score: 0 -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. |
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