Rnd 3626 WHIGMALEERY - Vote now

[John Barrs]

I must first apologise for not acknowledging the later submissions but I had appointments to fulfil

 

Here are 11 definitions, 1 from a dictionary and 10 from the players: please vote for 2 of them publicly to the group by 10pm 2200 GMT Saturday 28 February (of course adjusted to your own time zones)

If you know know the meaning please inform me of your DQ

 

JohnnyB

 

1              An informal term used to refer to something whose name is unknown or forgotten

2              Trickery; deception

3              One of the landowners or nobility in Ireland in the early twentieth century who supported the call for Irish independence

4              An unnecessary flourish or over-elaborate detail

5              A device for cooling milk in the cheese-making process

6              A hurdy-gurdy; loosely, any instrument played by turning a handle, as, the barrel organ

7              A narrow wooden brace used to steady the frame of a hand loom during weaving

8              An odd or fanciful contrivance

9              A spinning top; by extension, any spinning or rotating toy

10              [Irish] an impromptu gathering of musicians playing folk tunes

11               Levels of corruption or graft shocking to the sensibility. (19th C. US)

 

 

 

 

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[Paul Keating]

Lots of players had similar ideas. Can't  even vote for a similar pair, because there are at least two of those. I vote for 2 and 4.

[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll fall for 1 and 11.

--Mike

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[Tim Bourne]

4 and 8, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[Judy Madnick]

2 and 4 today.

 

Judy Madnick

[Chowie]

I've got to go with 2 and 8. Too many of these sound like early American/Irish names for items. 

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[Eric Boxer]

I think I just replied to Johnny directly, so voting again (hopefully not confusing the results).

I'll vote for 2 and 11.

-- Eric

[nancygoat]

Unlike the usual case, they are sound at least plausible to me.

I'll have 4 and 10.

Nancy

[Tim Lodge]

3 and 11, please. 

           3              One of the landowners or nobility in Ireland in the early twentieth century who supported the call for Irish independence

          11               Levels of corruption or graft shocking to the sensibility. (19th C. US)

--Tim L

[Tony Abell]

I'll take 5 and 9:

> 5 A device for cooling milk in the cheese-making process

[Daniel B. Widdis]

I'm not sure I believe or disbelieve any of the defs, but #10 reminds me of many a night in a pub singing "H-A-double-R-I, G-A-N spells Harrigan". I'm not sure it's authentically Irish but it was usually (sort of) impromptu and it's worth a vote for #10.

For lack of a convincing second choice I'll go with #11, which sadly applies to more centuries than the one cited.

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[Daniel B. Widdis]

I'll go with the spinning top and impromptu musicians, 9 and 10.

On Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 7:14 AM John Barrs <jo...@john-barrs.co.uk> wrote:

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[Paul Keating]

Dan, at 05h29 UTC yesterday you voted for 10 & 11.

Which?

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[Daniel B Widdis]

So I did.  

I must have had too much Irish ale that I forgot. 

Keep my first votes. 

Sorry to the author of the spinning top. 

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On Feb 27, 2026, at 9:58 PM, Paul Keating <dixo...@boargules.com> wrote:

Dan, at 05h29 UTC yesterday you voted for 10 & 11.

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[Paul Keating]

Since #10 figured in both ballots, I suspected it might have been involved, but I thought it would be indelicate to say so.

[Efrem Mallach]

2 and 8. 

Efrem 

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On Feb 26, 2026, at 4:14 PM, John Barrs <jo...@john-barrs.co.uk> wrote:



I must first apologise for not acknowledging the later submissions but I had appointments to fulfil

 

Here are 11 definitions, 1 from a dictionary and 10 from the players: please vote for 2 of them publicly to the group by 10pm 2200 GMT Saturday 28 February (of course adjusted to your own time zones)

If you know know the meaning please inform me of your DQ

 

JohnnyB

 

2              Trickery; deception

8              An odd or fanciful contrivance

 

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