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[Dixonary] Rnd 2855 OUTLIGGER results
This was an annoying round in the sense that I am surprised how many
correctly guessed a 17th C farming term for hand making stooks from scythed corn (our sense of corn) - so #11, the OED won with a D5 Mike Shefler, Efrem MallachÂ* both scored scoredÂ* 4 unnatural points and Mike is is our next dealer on the rolling scores criterion/\ The real winnerÂ* is of course Efrem: Chris Carson, Tim Lodge, Dave Cunningham, Tony Abell each scored 3 pointsÂ* of which Tony's was natural - which means that he garnered most votes (after the OED) Over to you Mike *JohnnyB* Â*1. a gossip... Voted for by CunninghamD [From Keith Hale who did not vote ] and scores [1 + 0] = 1 Â*2. a gatecrasher... Voted for by CarsonC [From Tim Lodge who voted for 3 and 11*] and scores [1 + 2] = 3* Â*3. the peregrine falcon... Voted for by NaylorS, SheflerM, LodgeT [From Tony Abell who did not vote ] and scores [3 + 0] = 3 Â*4. urban slang for "outhouse"... Voted for by WiddisD, StevensG [From Judy Madnick who voted for 5 and 8] and scores [2 + 0] = 2 Â*5. a sand dune in the form of a long, narrow ridge... Voted for by WiddisD, MadnickJ [From Efrem Mallach who voted for 6 and 11*] and scores [2 + 2] = 4* Â*6. [Scot]Â* a lamb which does not belong to the herd... Voted for by MallachE [From Dave Cunningham who voted for 1 and 11*] and scores [1 + 2] = 3* Â*7. a defensive encampment encircled by armored vehicles or wagons... Voted for by BourneT [From Chris Carson who voted for 2 and 11*] and scores [1 + 2] = 3* Â*8. one who makes decisions based on instinct rather than real knowledge... Voted for by MadnickJ [From Guerri Stevens who voted for 4 and 9] and scores [1 + 0] = 1 Â*9. a sort of derrick rigged temporarily on a sailing vessel for loading heavy item... Voted for by StevensG [From Tim Bourne who voted for 7 and 12] and scores [1 + 0] = 1 10. a device for determining the direction of incoming high-frequency radio signals... Voted for by nobody [From Shani Naylor who voted for 3 and 12] and scores [0 + 0] = 0 11. a reaper who makes bands for the sheaves, and lays the corn in them for the binder... Voted for by CarsonC, CunninghamD, SheflerM, LodgeT, MallachE [From OED Online 2017Â* which cannot vote] and scores me [5 + 0] = D5 12. a small midge (Culicoides impunctatus) found in the swamps and tropical forests of Australia's Northern Territory... Voted for by NaylorS, BourneT [From Mike Shefler who voted for 3 and 11*] and scores [2 + 2] = 4* 13. the flexible, conical, accordion-like covers that contain lubricant and protect the constant-velocity joints on a drive axle shaft... Voted for by nobody [From Dan Widdis who voted for 4 and 5] and scores [0 + 0] = 0 ======================== Keith HaleÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 1 Tim LodgeÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 3* Tony AbellÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 3 Judy MadnickÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 2 Efrem MallachÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 4* Dave CunninghamÂ*Â*Â*Â* 3* Chris CarsonÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 3* Guerri StevensÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â* 1 Tim BourneÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 1 Shani NaylorÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 0 OED Online 2017Â*Â*Â*Â* D5 Mike SheflerÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 4* Dan WiddisÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 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. |