Round 3595 New word coming soon (c 1830 GMT)

[Tim Bourne]

I'm away from my computer at present, but should be able to post a word in a couple of hours.

Best wishes, Tim B 

[Tim Bourne]

I'm afraid this round has been dogged by bad timing. The second of 2 DQs arrived after I was in bed,
so too late to pick a new word then. This morning I had to take my car in for its annual service,
and just got back. Now, after 15 hours or so, those are still the only DQs, with 7 definitions in,
so I think I'll let it stand.

I have definitions from Barrs, Boxer, Keating, Mallach, Shefler, Shepherdson and Widdis. More will
be welcome.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

[Tim Bourne]

No more DQs, so we're good to go, but there are a couple of regular contributors still to post.

So far I have definitions from Barrs, Boxer, Davis, Embler, Keating, Kornelis, Madnick, Mallach,
Shefler, and Shepherdson. More will be welcome.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

[Tim Bourne]

In round 3595 definition number 8 '(especially in Scotland) a steep-sided hollow at the head of a
valley or on a mountainside; a cirque' from Tim Lodge is the clear winner with 8 points, including 2
for guessing the true definition. Mike Shefler earned 5 votes, and is the ‘real’ winner.

The real definition was number 6, “a pavement, or stepping stones [Welsh].”, which Eric, Hugo, Tim
L, and Nancy all guessed; Dan and Johnny were DQ. The idea for the word came from Samuel Johnson's
Dictionary of 1755, in a shorter version published by Levenger Press in the USA in 2002, and by
Atlantic Books in the UK in 2004, but the definition I actually used came from Chambers. Though the
word comes from Welsh, it is used occasionally in southern England.

1 a ravine carved by a glacial river.
Submitted by Mike Shefler, who voted for 4 and 8 and scored 5.
Votes from Abell, Keating, Madnick, Mallach and Naylor.

2 a faint discoloration in fabric or stone, typically appearing over time in areas subject to
repetitive use.
Submitted by Judy Madnick, who voted for 1 and 8 and scored 1.
Vote from Mallach.

3 a loose garment made of a long strip of cloth wrapped around the body that is worn by men and
women chiefly of the Malay Archipelago and the Pacific islands.
Submitted by Hugo Kornelis, who voted for 6* and 8 and scored 2.
No votes.

4 an isolated mountain with twin peaks.
Submitted by Johnny Barrs, who was DQ and scored 2.
Votes from Embler, Shefler.

5 the nest of a squirrel.
Submitted by Efrem Mallach, who voted for 1 and 2 and scored 1.
Votes from Davis.

6 a pavement, or stepping stones [Welsh].
Submitted by Dictionary, which did not vote and scored D4.
Votes from Boxer, Kornelis, Lodge, Shepherdson.

7 short for sar'n, a colloquial form of sergeant from informal military speech.
Submitted by Eric Boxer, who voted for 6* and 11 and scored 2.
No votes.

8 (especially in Scotland) a steep-sided hollow at the head of a valley or on a mountainside; a
cirque.
Submitted by Tim Lodge, who voted for 6* and 9 and scored 8.
Votes from Abell, Keating, Kornelis, Madnick, Naylor, Shefler.

9 1. sb. a coarse sieve used to winnow corn.
2. v. to sift corn through a sieve.
Submitted by Paul Keating, who voted for 1 and 8 and scored 2.
Votes from Davis, Lodge.

10 a low, steady, background sound present in a quiet landscape, such as wind through grass or
distant water, noticed only when one pauses to listen.
Submitted by Dan Widdis, who was DQ and scored 0.
No votes.

11 a path through a wild place, often rocky and difficult to traverse.
Submitted by Nancy Shepherdson, who voted for 6* and 13 and scored 4.
Votes from Boxer, Embler.

12 a wooden toy whistle.
Submitted by Debbie Embler, who voted for 4 and 11 and scored 0.
No votes.

13 split in two, divided.
Submitted by Glenn Davis, who voted for 5 and 9 and scored 1.
Vote from Shepherdson.

Tony Abell did not submit a definition. He voted for 1 and 8, and scored 0.

Shani Naylor did not submit a definition. She voted for 1 and 8, and scored 0.

A full scoring spreadsheet is attached.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.