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[Dixonary] Round 3053 BROLGA - results (1)
In round 3053 Hugo Kornelis earned top spot with 5 points for his definition "a large dog sled with
room for two passengers; The driver of such a dog sled.", and Stephen Dixon was runner-up and real winner with 4 points. The true definition was 13, “a large grey Australian crane which has an elaborate courtship display that involves leaping, wing-flapping, and trumpeting”, which 3 players guessed; not surprisingly, Shani was DQ. 1. [On.] a shield-maiden. Votes from Barrs, Lodge Submitted by Mike Shefler 2. a Muscovite dance form. Votes from Evans Submitted by Dave Cunningham 3. a Russian fur hat with a visor. Votes from Abell, Dixon, Evans Submitted by Efrem Mallach 4. an assembly of tribal elders in Pakistan. Votes from Shepherdson Submitted by Chris Carson 5. [Roman history] a chariot drawn by two horses. Votes from Shefler Submitted by Judy Madnick 6. a spider monkey from the Amazonian rainforest. Votes from no-one Submitted by Shani Naylor 7. [Rare Obs.] A loud noise or tumult; public outcry, scandal. Votes from Cunningham, Embler, Shepherdson Submitted by Tim Lodge 8. an umbrella with extra stays intended to prevent it blowing inside out. Votes from no-one Submitted by Johnny Barrs 9. a large dog sled with room for two passengers; The driver of such a dog sled. Votes from Dixon, Lodge, McGill, EMallach, Shefler Submitted by Hugo Kornelis 10. a Tuscan variant of espadrille notable for its open-toed design and intricate knotwork about the ankle. Votes from Embler Submitted by Ryan McGill 11. an embroidered wedding shawl, traditionally of fine linen weave, once common in the Norwegian countryside. Votes from Cunningham, Madnick Submitted by Nancy Shepherdson 12. a small Bohemian bread roll made from wheat flour, water, yeast and salt, usually topped with linseeds or sea salt Votes from Kornelis, McGill, Madnick, EMallach Submitted by Stephen Dixon 13. a large grey Australian crane which has an elaborate courtship display that involves leaping, wing-flapping, and trumpeting. Votes from Abell, Barrs, Widdis Submitted by Dictionary 14. a dog sport based obedience course where the dog advances through a variety of stations responding only to hand signals Votes from Kornelis, Widdis Submitted by Debbie Embler 15. [Perh. the native name.] A red or yellowish-red dyeing material, prepared from the pulp surrounding the seeds of a tree (Bixa brellaga) belonging to the tropical regions of America. Votes from no-one Submitted by Dan Widdis No definition submitted: Tony Abell voted for 3 and 13*, score 0+2=2 Alan Mallach definition lost in ether, score 2 DP Ben Evan voted for 2 and 3, score 0+0=0 Welcome to new player Ben Evans, who joined us at the voting stage, and to Efrem’s brother Alan, whose definition sadly got delayed in the ether and reached me after I’d posted the definitions, hence his 2 DP. I’ll post the scoring chart in a separate message. Best wishes, Tim Bourne. -- 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...4%40siam.co.uk. |