Round 3592 - RACHION Results

[Tony Abell]

All the definition submitters having voted, I am closing the round early.

I had to combine the true, lake-related definition with Dan Widdis’s very similar one.  Two players voted for it, giving me a D2.  John Barrs once again takes the deal with his one-word definition plus guessing the real one.

Take it away, John!

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 1. Poet. rare. Chance; fate [Gk ράχίων ‘vertebra, dice’]

    Voted for by Dan Widdis, Tim Lodge, Tim Bourne, Mike Shefler

    SOURCE: Paul Keating, who voted 6 and 7, and scores 4 + 0 = 4

 2. A structural component in synthetic textiles used to reinforce seam

    integrity without altering fabric flexibility.

    Voted for by John Barrs

    SOURCE: Judy Madnick, who voted 3 and 4, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

 3. A Provençal herb mixture combining fresh tarragon, chervil, and grated

    horseradish, used to flavor stocks and sauces.

    Voted for by Dan Widdis, Debbie Embler, Judy Madnick

    SOURCE: Glenn Davis, who voted 5 and 6, and scores 3 + 0 = 3

 4. A hybrid of the onion, with a radish taste.

    Voted for by Debbie Embler, Judy Madnick

    SOURCE: Shani Naylor, who voted 5 and 10, and scores 2 + 0 = 2

 5. A subatomic particle consisting of two quarks having opposite spin.

    Voted for by Tim Bourne, Shani Naylor, Eric Boxer, Glenn Davis

    SOURCE: Efrem Mallach, who voted 7 and 10, and scores 4 + 0 = 4

 6. Stipe.

    Voted for by Paul Keating, Tim Lodge, Glenn Davis

    SOURCE: John Barrs, who voted 2 and *9*, and scores 3 + 2 = 5*

 7. The organ of a parasitic plant that penetrates the host tissues and absorbs

    food and water from them.

    Voted for by Paul Keating, Eric Boxer, Efrem Mallach

    SOURCE: Tim Lodge, who voted 1 and 6, and scores 3 + 0 = 3

 8. The act of scratching with the hands.

    Voted for by nobody

    SOURCE: Eric Boxer, who voted 5 and 7, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

 9. 1. The marginal line of a lake at which maximum wave action and undertow

    turmoil occur. 2. A ridge of land enclosing a lake, the basin of which has

    been formed by repeated erosion against the boundary itself.

    Voted for by John Barrs, Mike Shefler

    SOURCE: Merriam-Webster's Unabridged, which cannot vote, and scores D2

       AND: Dan Widdis, who voted 1 and 3, and scores 2 + 0 = 2

10. A type of escapement mechanism designed to work with torsion clocks.

    Voted for by Shani Naylor, Efrem Mallach

    SOURCE: Mike Shefler, who voted 1 and *9*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*

No definition submitted

    Tim Bourne, who voted 1 and 5, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

No definition submitted

    Debbie Embler, who voted 3 and 4, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

                             SUMMARY

     Player                          Def#   Voted for     Points, N+U=T

     ------------------------------  ----  -----------   ---------------

     Barrs ........................     6  2 & *9*         3  +   2 =  5

     Bourne .......................        1 & 5           0  +   0 =  0

     Boxer ........................     8  5 & 7           0  +   0 =  0

     Davis ........................     3  5 & 6           3  +   0 =  3

     E. Mallach ...................     5  7 & 10          4  +   0 =  4

     Embler .......................        3 & 4           0  +   0 =  0

     Keating ......................     1  6 & 7           4  +   0 =  4

     Lodge ........................     7  1 & 6           3  +   0 =  3

     M-W Unabridged ...............     9  N/A                        D2

     Madnick ......................     2  3 & 4           1  +   0 =  1

     Naylor .......................     4  5 & 10          2  +   0 =  2

     Shefler ......................    10  1 & *9*         2  +   2 =  4

     Widdis .......................     9  1 & 3           2  +   0 =  2