[Dixonary] Round 3273 FOLWARK results

[Efrem Mallach]

Folks,

A Folwark is def. #8. a large agricultural enterprise based on the use of serfs for labor. In Latin it was a latifundium, from which its name in Romance languages is derived. As for Paul Keating's comment that it doesn't sound Slavic: he's right. It came into Polish in the 14th century from the German vorwerk, and is used in English because, since this form of enterprise didn't exist in English-speaking countries, no other English word for it exists. Tony Abell and John Barrs voted for it, giving me a D2.

The voting ended in a tie between Mike Shefler (def. #3, a sloping trench) and Paul Keating (a defensive trench). Trench fans can make of that what they will. Both had four natural points. As Paul is ahead in the rolling scores, he is the next dealer, and Mike can breathe a sigh of relief for his narrow escape.

Full results:

1. Frenetic random activity periods. From Embler, D. who voted 6, 9. Voted for by: Fein, D.; Abell, T. Score: 2.

2. A carnivorous mongoose-like mammal of Madagascar. From Madnick, J. who voted 3, 7. Voted for by: Shefler, M. Score: 1.

3. A sloping trench used by Neolithic tribes in Britain to raise standing stones. From Shefler, M. who voted 2, 4. Voted for by: Madnick, J.; Fein, D.; Shepherdson, N.; Bourne, T. Score: 4.

4. An overturned barrel on which contestants stand in haggis hurling competitions. From Fein, D. who voted 1, 3. Voted for by: Shefler, M. Score: 1.

5. [Obs.] Make-work; literally foolish work, originally used to describe workhouse labor. From Barrs, J. who voted 7, *8*. Voted for by: None. Score: 2.

6. One of a set of baffles designed to prevent vermin from entering grain storage facilities. From Shepherdson, N. who voted 3, 7. Voted for by: Embler, D.; Keating, P.; Naylor, S. Score: 3.

7. [Mil. Eng'g.] A substantial defensive work consisting of a deep trench or an array of pits. From Keating, P. who voted 6, 10. Voted for by: Madnick, J.; Barrs, J.; Shepherdson, N.; Naylor, S. Score: 4.

8. A primarily serfdom-based agricultural enterprise in Poland and Lithuania, often very large.  From Dictionary which could not vote. Voted for by: Barrs, J.; Abell, T. Score: D2.

9. In days of sail, an extension of the bulwarks around the prow of a ship, sometimes extended further to meet the bowsprit. From Bourne, T. who voted 3, 12. Voted for by: Embler, D.; Widdis, D.; Lodge, T. Score: 3.

10. [Obs.] A unit of volume, equivalent to approximately 330 pounds, which was considered a sufficient quantity of coal for one person for a year.  From Naylor, S. who voted 6, 7. Voted for by: Keating, P.; Lodge, T. Score: 2.

11. [Bot.] An American shrub (Kalmia latifolia) with glossy evergreen leaves and showy clusters of rose-colored or white flowers. The foliage is poisonous. From Widdis, D. who voted 9, 12. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.

12. [Naut., obs.] A collapsible partition, below decks on a wooden warship, which could be struck down and stowed to give more room on the gundeck when the ship went to action stations. From Lodge, T. who voted 9, 10. Voted for by: Bourne, T.; Widdis, D. Score: 2.

No definition from Abell, T. who voted 1, *8*. Voted for by: N/A. Score: 2.

As a table, with tied scores in definition list order:

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