[Dixonary] Round 2836 results

Hi all

Our winner this round is Efrem with 4 points, and in second place, with 3
points apiece, are Dan, Tim B & Mike. The real def, the wild pig, got the
most votes of any def and in hindsight I should probably have omitted the
etymology. I've awarded 2 dealer points to our newbie Ryan, because he
couldn't send me his def as I hadn't included my email address in my msg.

Take it away Efrem!

1. The boss.
Tony Abell. Score: 1.
Vote from Dave C.

2. [Slang] Rolling paper for cannabis smoking.
Keith Hale, who voted 11 & 12. Score: 1
Vote from Dave C.

3. A drink of rum or brandy diluted with lime juice.
Chris Carson. Score: 1
Vote from Judy M.

4. A tropical drink of dark rum, vermouth and pineapple juice.
Dan Widdis, who voted *6* & 10. Score: 3
Vote from Judy M.

5. Someone who claims descent from one of the first European settlers
in New Zealand.

Tim Bourne, who voted 9 & 13. Score: 3

Votes from Ryan M, Efrem M & Mike S.

6. A wild pig [From Captain James Cook, who first released pigs in the
New Zealand bush].

Collins D4
Votes from Efrem M, Guerri S, Mike S & Dan W.

7. Slang for a person who is an explorer, whether in the geographical
sense or in a scientific sense. Guerri Stevens, who voted *6* & 12. Score: 2

8. The annual raising of the New Zealand flag at the site of Captain
Cook's death on the island of Hawaii.
Dave Cunningham, who voted 1 & 2. Score: 0

9. A slang term for steamboats plying routes between Australia and New
Zealand in the late 19th Century.
Nancy Shepherdson. Score: 1

Vote from Tim B.

10. An amateur sailor who takes long voyages, esp. to Pacific islands
(after Capt. James Cook, RN, who explored the Pacific in the 18th cent.)

Efrem Mallach, who voted 5 & *6*. Score: 4

Vote from Ryan M & Dan W.

11. A device invented by the Royal Society to observe and measure the
transit of Venus on Captain Cook's first voyage aboard the Endeavor.

Mike Shefler, who voted 5 & *6*. Score: 3

Vote from Keith H.

12. A ship's galley adapted for steam. [in the days of sail the wind is
mostly from behind so the galley is near the forecastle; with the
introduction of steam the prevailing wind is from the bows so the galley
was moved to the stern].

Johnny Barrs, DQ. Score: 2
Votes from Guerri S & Keith H.

13. A heat storage stove and cooker that works on the principle that a
heavy frame made from cast-iron components can absorb heat from a
relatively low-intensity but continuously burning source, and the
accumulated heat can then be used when needed for cooking.
Judy Madnick, who voted 3 & 4. Score: 1
Votes from Tim B.

Ryan McGill, who voted 5 & 10. Score: 2 dealer points

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