[Dixonary] Round 3638 UROPYGIUM results

[Efrem Mallach]

Folks,

With so many players voting the 3-7 pair, this deal was a runaway win for Paul Keating's #3. He had 7 points: five votes he received (he got six, but his own doesn't count) plus two for his vote for #7. #7 was the correct meaning. I originally found it in the 2001 edition of American Standard of Perfection of the American Poultry Association. (A close friend was a sheep farmer in a previous life, and also had chickens.) I confirmed it with Merriam-Webster to forestall any controversy over its appearance in a recognized dictionary. I got a not-particularly-commendable D8. If memory serves, that's just low enough to keep me off the all-time "worst dealers" list.

Full results:

1. The terminal segment of any segmented creature. From Barrs, J. who knew the word. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.

2. A hard, silvery-gray, malleable transition metal. From Embler, D. who voted 3, *7*. Voted for by: Kornelis, H.; Boxer, E. Score: 4.

3. An urn made in the shape of the lower torso of the female body. From Keating, P. who voted 3, *7*. Voted for by: Embler, D.; Keating, P. (no point for this vote); Widdis, D.; Naylor, S.; Shefler, M.; Lodge, T. Score: 7.

4. An elevated structure at the rear of a craft or procession from which signals are given. From Widdis, D. who voted 3, *7*. Voted for by: None. Score: 2.

5. Distension of the abdomen by gas or air in the intestine, the peritoneal cavity, or the bladder. From Naylor, S. who voted 3, *7*. Voted for by: Madnick, J. Score: 3.

6. A plastic used in spaceships because of its high resistance to extreme temperatures and radiation. From Kornelis, H. who voted 2, *7*. Voted for by: Boxer, E. Score: 3.

7. The fleshy and bony prominence at the posterior extremity of a fowl's body, from which the tail feathers grow. From Dictionary which could not vote. Voted for by: Embler, D.; Keating, P.; Widdis, D.; Naylor, S.; Kornelis, H.; Shefler, M.; Lodge, T.; Bourne, T. Score: D8.

8. A small, bulbous swelling along the lateral roots of moisture‑loving shrubs, believed to aid in nutrient storage. From Madnick, J. who voted 5, 9. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.

9. In a hermaphroditic organism, a thin membrane present during development that separates the male and female genitalia. From Shefler, M. who voted 3, *7*. Voted for by: Madnick, J. Score: 3.

10. A genus of slime molds having small round sporangia with spiral elaters to eject their lids and disperse their spores. From Lodge, T. who voted 3, *7*. Voted for by: Bourne, T. Score: 3.

No definition from Bourne, T. who voted *7*, 10. Voted for by: N/A. Score: 2.

No definition from Boxer, E. who voted 2, 6. Voted for by: N/A. Score: 0.

As a table:

It's yours, Paul. I'm going to pack for Prague, etc., now.

Efrem

[Paul Keating]

You have Judy voting for 5 & 9. I’m not disputing that, but I don’t see a vote post in the group. Her most recent post was yesterday at 18h46 UTC: Johnny’s latest crown. So I take it that Judy emailed her ballot to you.

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Paul Keating

Soustons, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France

On 2026-04-11 21:11:38, 'Efrem Mallach' via Dixonary <dixo...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

5. Distension of the abdomen by gas or air in the intestine, the peritoneal cavity, or the bladder. From Naylor, S. who voted 3, *7*. Voted for by: Madnick, J. Score: 3.

9. In a hermaphroditic organism, a thin membrane present during development that separates the male and female genitalia. From Shefler, M. who voted 3, *7*. Voted for by: Madnick, J. Score: 3.

[Judy Madnick]

Yes, although I meant to send it to the group, I responded to Efrem's email asking me to vote so that he could close out the round.

 

Judy

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Original Message

From: "Paul Keating" <dixo...@boargules.com>

To: dixo...@googlegroups.com;

Date: 4/11/2026 4:11:51 PM

Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Round 3638 UROPYGIUM results

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