Round 3583 HUISQUIL Results

[Tim Lodge]

Merriam Webster's entry for HUISQUIL just says '= CHOYOTE', so I used the definition for that word.  It's one of many names for the pear-shaped vine fruit (def 11) which is known as CHOYOTE in the US and CHRISTOPHINE in the UK.  After I'd posted the word I looked it up on Google and found that the Wikipedia page for CHOYOTE gave a dozen or so other names for the same fruit! Shani Naylor and Efrem Mallach guessed the real def.

Shani is the winner with an unnatural 6 points for her feather duster, while Efrem is the lucky runner-up with an unnatural 5 for his Andean bowler hat (which I remember well from a stay in Peru nearly 60 years ago).

Over to you, Shani!

--  Tim L

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1.  A feather duster.               
Submitter: Shani Naylor Votes: 2 & 11 Score: 4  + *2* + 0  = 6 *
Voted for by: Eric Boxer, Debbie Embler, Hugo Kornelis, Glenn Davis       

 2.  A whale-oil lamp.               
Submitter: Nancy Shepherdson Votes: 6 & 7 Score: 1  + 0 + 0  = 1  
Voted for by: Shani Naylor              

 3.  _Sc._ Domestic coal.              
Submitter: Paul Keating Votes: 6 & 7 Score: 0  + 0 + 0  = 0  
Voted for by: Nobody               

 4.  A yellow-leafed, climbing vine.              
Submitter: Eric Boxer Votes: 1 & 13 Score: 4  + 0 + 0  = 4  
Voted for by: Efrem Mallach, Mike Shefler, Judy Madnick, Glenn Davis      

 5.  A long phone menu process which seems to have no end.         
Submitter: Debbie Embler Votes: 1 & 10 Score: 0  + 0 + 0  = 0  
Voted for by: Nobody               

 6.  A hat, similar to a bowler, worn by Bolivians of indigenous ancestry.      
Submitter: Efrem Mallach Votes: 4 & 11 Score: 3  + *2* + 0  = 5 *
Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson, Paul Keating, Tony Abell         

 7.  A traveling shaman of the Oltecs, responsible for overseeing ritual sacrifices and bloodletting.
Submitter: Mike Shefler Votes: 4 & 12 Score: 3  + 0 + 0  = 3  
Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson, Paul Keating, Dan Widdis         

 8.  A unit of measurement used in textile markets, roughly equal to the width of a standard loom shuttle.  
Submitter: Judy Madnick Votes: 4 & 13 Score: 0  + 0 + 0  = 0  
Voted for by: Nobody               

 9.  The American brand name for a certain type of prescription medication that reduces the activity of the adrenal glands.
Submitter: Hugo Kornelis Votes: 1 & 13 Score: 0  + 0 + 0  = 0  
Voted for by: Nobody               

10.  A woodblock printing tool with stiff bristles arranged in a flat bundle used to create stippled or textured background effects.
Submitter: Glenn Davis Votes: 1 & 4 Score: 1  + 0 + 0  = 1  
Voted for by: Debbie Embler              

11.  The pear-shaped fruit of a West Indian annual vine (_Sechium edule_) of the gourd family that is widely cultivated as a vegetable
Submitter:  Merriam-Webster Votes: - & - Score: 2  + 0 + 0  = D2  
Voted for by: Shani Naylor, Efrem Mallach             

12.  A collection of clubs in Hawaii specializing in the study of the state bird; the Nene; Branta sandvicensis (The Hawaiian Islands were called the Sandwich islands thus accounting for the specific name) [hui, Hawaiian and Maori for a club or gathering + quill]  
Submitter: Johnny Barrs Votes: 0 & 0 Score: 2  + 0 + 0  = 2  
Voted for by: Mike Shefler, Dan Widdis             

13.  A small, drought-resistant shrub native to the highland regions of Central America, characterized by its distinctive spiral-arranged leaves and thorny branches. The fibrous inner bark is traditionally woven into ceremonial cords used in marriage and coming-of-age rituals, where the plant's ability to thrive in harsh conditions symbolizes resilience and endurance through adversity.
Submitter: Dan Widdis Votes: 7 & 12 Score: 4  + 0 + 0  = 4  
Voted for by: Eric Boxer, Judy Madnick, Hugo Kornelis, Tony Abell        

No def: Tony Abell Votes: 6 & 13 Score: 0  + 0 + 0  = 0