Round 3141: KRIMMER Results

[Daniel B. Widdis]

As most of you guessed, the etymology of krimmer derives from Crimea.  However, twice as many of you guessed at Paul Keating's fur-lined hat (#1) than identified the fur itself (#2) as the true definition, leaving me with a D3 and Paul with 6 points and the deal.  He may or may not enjoy a Basque IPA with his newfound responsibilities.

Alan Mallach's know-it-all takes coveted "real winner" status with 5 votes.

1. a gray fur hat with ear-flaps introduced to England by soldiers returning from the Crimean War 

   Submitted by: Paul Keating, who didn't vote and scored 6

   Votes from: Debbie Embler, Mike Shefler, Judy Madnick, Efrem Mallach, Dave Cunningham, Deorah Fein

2. Tightly curled gray or black fur made from the wool of young Crimean lambs.

   Submitted by: Oxford (Lexico.com), and scored D3

   Votes from: John Barrs, Mike Shefler, Dave Cunningham

3. A method for hair straightening using hot combs and emollient creams.

   Submitted by: Debbie Embler, who voted for 1 & 13 and scored 0

   Votes from: Nobody

4. a flat, heavy shovel used by road crews to fill potholes.

   Submitted by: Mike Shefler, who voted for 1 & 2 and scored 0 + 2 = 2

   Votes from: Nobody

5. (Ger.) A spread made from bacon lard.

   Submitted by: Shani Naylor, who voted for 12 & 13 and scored 1

   Votes from: Tim Bourne

6. a promiscuous woman.

   Submitted by: Judy Madnick, who voted for 1 & 14 and scored 0

   Votes from: Nobody

7. a yoke for oxen.

   Submitted by: Tim Bourne, who voted for 5 & 13 and scored 0

   Votes from: Nobody

8. An ice scraper.

   Submitted by: Tony Abell, who voted for 12 & 14 and scored 1

   Votes from: Ryan McGill

9. A maker of pipes.

   Submitted by: Nancy Shepherdson, who didn't vote and scored 1

   Votes from: Alan Mallach

10. An industrial packaging machine.

   Submitted by: Tim Lodge, who voted for 12 & 13 and scored 1

   Votes from: Alan Mallach

11. [Often spelled with a single M] Hoarfrost

   Submitted by: John Barrs, who voted for 2 & 14 and scored 1 + 2 = 3

   Votes from: Ryan McGill

12. An accomplice who distracts the intended victim of a pickpocket.

   Submitted by: Efrem Mallach, who voted for 1 & 13 and scored 4

   Votes from: Shani Naylor, Tony Abell, Tim Lodge, Deorah Fein

13. (from Ger.) a vainglorious person, a boaster; (Yiddish) a know-it-all.

   Submitted by: Alan Mallach, who voted for 9 & 10 and scored 5

   Votes from: Debbie Embler, Shani Naylor, Tim Bourne, Tim Lodge, Efrem Mallach

14. [Swiss German]  an error, “spilt milk” (from Fr. “creme mer”, a sea of cream)

   Submitted by: Dave Cunningham, who voted for 1 & 2 and scored 3 + 2 = 5

   Votes from: Judy Madnick, Tony Abell, John Barrs

No Def. 

   Submitted by: Deorah Fein, who voted for 1 & 12 and scored 0

No Def. 

   Submitted by: Ryan McGill, who voted for 8 & 11 and scored 0

   Def Submitter           Votes Guess Total

     1 Paul Keating            6           6

    13 Alan Mallach            5           5

    14 Dave Cunningham         3     2     5

    12 Efrem Mallach           4           4

     2 Oxford (Lexico.com)                D3

    11 John Barrs              1     2     3

     4 Mike Shefler            0     2     2

     5 Shani Naylor            1           1

     8 Tony Abell              1           1

     9 Nancy Shepherdson       1           1

    10 Tim Lodge               1           1

     3 Debbie Embler           0           0

     6 Judy Madnick            0           0

     7 Tim Bourne              0           0

No Def Deorah Fein             0           0

No Def Ryan McGill             0           0

[Paul Keating]

The word for Round 3142 is

PUANT

Capitalization is not significant.

Please let me have your fanciful definitions for puant to the email address dixo...@boargules.com by the deadline, which is Friday 12 February at noon CET, other times for other places here.

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Paul Keating
Soustons, Les Landes, France

[Efrem G Mallach]

Paul,

PUANT: Fearful, timid.

Efrem

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[Efrem G Mallach]

Ooops -

well, I wasn't sure I liked that one all that much anyhow.

Go ahead, Judy.

Efrem

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[Judy Madnick]

Since you asked...

 

 

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From: "Efrem G Mallach" <efrem....@gmail.com>

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Date: 2/11/2021 8:03:03 AM

Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Round 3142: [Announcement] PUANT

[Efrem G Mallach]

Would it have made any difference if I hadn't?

Efrem

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On Feb 11, 2021, at 10:49 AM, Judy Madnick <jmad...@gmail.com> wrote:

Since you asked...

 

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[Judy Madnick]

Nah, but it was nice that you asked. 

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Date: 2/11/2021 12:23:26 PM