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[Dixonary] Round 3204: FARL [Results]
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The dictionary definition <https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/68234?rskey=GlTbOv&result=1&isAdvanced=false&p=ema ilAQoMWNYOiqErs&d=68234>in this round was 7. Scottish.Originally, the fourth part of a thin cake made either of flour or oatmeal; now applied to a cake of similar kind and size, whether quadrant-shaped or not [contraction for fardel, representing Old English fēorða dǣl‘fourth part’]. I chose it because of the way the author let the etymology leak into the definition, an elaborate example of the form sense A, hence sense B, common in Johnson 1755, but close to absent in the OED from the letter M onwards. (There is a good reason for that: you may not say hence,even though it might seem obvious, unless you have a citation that confirms it: instead you leave the reader to draw the same obvious but unsupported conclusion.) Though that offended my no doubt purist taste, it did not bother the sevenplayers who voted for it. The winner of the round was Mike Shefler, whose def 12. To store rope in coils, tied about the middle. earned 3 votes (plus 2 for guessing correctly), tying with Tim Lodge’s similarly unnatural score of 5 for the def 13. To turn on the spot; to spin round. But Mike was 2 points ahead in the rolling scores and so Tim gets off the hook. This was also a round where every single player scored at least one point. 1. A hexagonal paving tile or stone. Submitted by: Efrem Mallach who voted for: 6 & 7 Vote from: Nancy Shepherdson Score: 1+2=3 2. A tangle, said of hair; a rat’s nest. Submitted by: Nancy Shepherdson who voted for: 1 & 10 Vote from: Debbie Embler Score: 1 3. A medieval Scandinavian chieftain or nobleman. Submitted by: Judy Madnick who voted for: 5 & 8 Vote from: Tim Bourne Score: 1 4. A sensory organ that guides food into the mouth of an insect. Submitted by: Debbie Embler who voted for: 2 & 12 Votes from: Deborah Fein, Mike Shefler Score: 2 5. The senior earl in in a country who represents the king if he is abroad. Submitted by: John Barrs (DQ) Vote from: Judy Madnick Score: 1 6. The outermost of three layers of cereal bran left over after processing of Nigerian fermented grain, used for animal feed. Submitted by: Deborah Fein who voted for: 4 & 7 Vote from: Efrem Mallach Score: 1+2=3 7. Scottish.Originally, the fourth part of a thin cake made either of flour or oatmeal; now applied to a cake of similar kind and size, whether quadrant-shaped or not [contraction for fardel, representing Old English fēorða dǣl‘fourth part’]. Real definition from the OED<https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/68234?rskey=GlTbOv&result=1&isAdvanced=false&p=ema ilAQoMWNYOiqErs&d=68234> Votes from: Tony Abell, Ann Druce, Deborah Fein, Tim Lodge, Efrem Mallach, Mike Shefler, Dan Widdis Score: D7 8. In medieval times, a tenant farmer with specific rights; a medieval lord could not evict a farl nor hire labour to replace him without legal cause. Submitted by: Tim Bourne who voted for: 3 & 13 Vote from: Judy Madnick Score: 1 9. A musical stringed instrument, similar in form to a guitar. It is now obsolete. Submitted by: Dan Widdis who voted for: 7 & 10 Vote from: Shani Naylor Score: 1+2=3 10. The first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey. Submitted by: Shani Naylor who voted for: 9 & 13 Votes from: Nancy Shepherdson, Dan Widdis Score: 2 11. High protein grain often used in Caribbean cuisine. Submitted by: Ann Druce who voted for: 7 & 13 Score: 0+2=2 12. To store rope in coils, tied about the middle. Submitted by: Mike Shefler who voted for: 4 & 7 Votes from: Tony Abell, Debbie Embler, Tim Lodge Score: 3+2=5 13. To turn on the spot; to spin round. Submitted by: Tim Lodge who voted for: 7 & 12 Votes from: Tim Bourne, Ann Druce, Shani Naylor Score: 3+2=5 Player Vote 1 Vote 2 Definition Scores from votes Guessed correctly Total Score Mike Shefler 4 7 12 3 2 5 Tim Lodge 7 12 13 3 2 5 Efrem Mallach 6 7 1 1 2 3 Dan Widdis 7 10 9 1 2 3 Deborah Fein 4 7 6 1 2 3 Debbie Embler 2 12 4 2 0 2 Shani Naylor 9 13 10 2 0 2 Ann Druce 7 13 11 0 2 2 Tony Abell 7 12 2 2 Judy Madnick 5 8 3 1 0 1 John Barrs DQ 5 1 0 1 Tim Bourne 3 13 8 1 0 1 Nancy Shepherdson 1 10 2 1 0 1 * -- 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/di...0boargules.com. |