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Old January 28th, 2018, 09:12 PM
Efrem G Mallach
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Default [Dixonary] Round 2867 results: ABACULUS

Fellow players,

The correct definition of ABACULUS was #3, "a small tile used in a mosaic." It received two votes, from John Barrs and Tony Abell.

The next dealer is Chris Carson (def. #4), whose natural 5 was well ahead of anyone else's score. Runners-up and traditional "winnahs" are Mike Shefler, Dave Cunningham and Tim Lodge, all of whose 3s were also natural.

Full results:

1. a small metal gate. From Hale, K. who voted 11, 12. Voted for by: Madnick, J. Score: 1.

2. [Obs. Med.] the spine. From Shefler, M. who voted 4, 6. Voted for by: Madnick, J.; Lodge, T.; Naylor, S. Score: 3.

3. a small tile used in a mosaic. From Dictionary which could not vote. Voted for by: Barrs, J.; Abell, T. Score: D2.

4. an ancient grave mound; a barrow. From Carson, C. who did not vote. Voted for by: Shefler, M.; Cunningham, D.; Barrs, J.; Naylor, S.; Abell, T. Score: 5.

5. a profoundly unwise person or policy. From Stevens, G. who did not vote. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.

6. a grain of sand, a measure of time (see _Cumaean Sibyl_). From Cunningham, D. who voted 4, 9. Voted for by: Shefler, M.; Lodge, T.; McGill, R. Score: 3.

7. a number leaving the same remainder when divided into two others. From Madnick, J. who voted 1, 2. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.

8. computer age version of an abacus with inbuilt algorithms available by squeezing the balls From Barrs, J. who voted *3*, 4. Voted for by: None. Score: 2.

9. a short-lived popular name for the difference engine designed by Charles Babbage (1791-1871). From Lodge, T. who voted 2, 6. Voted for by: Cunningham, D.; McGill, R.; Bourne, T. Score: 3.

10. the primordial matter of the universe, orig. conceived as composed of neutrons at high temperature and density. From Naylor, S. who voted 2, 4. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.

11. a subtractive timepiece used to show time remaining until a deadline, commonly used to mark time at sporting events. From McGill, R. who voted 6, 9. Voted for by: Hale, K.; Bourne, T. Score: 2.

12. an intermediate irrigation ditch in ancient Egypt, probably fed from the Nile by Archimedean screw and in turn feeding into a field ditch. From Bourne, T. who voted 9, 11. Voted for by: Hale, K. Score: 1.

No definition from Abell, T. who voted *3*, 4. Voted for by: N/A. Score: 2.

Have fun, Chris!.

Efrem


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