[Dixonary] Round 3635 LOYN results

[Efrem Mallach]

Apologies for the delay in posting these results. Closing early wasn't an option since one submitter didn't vote or DQ (other than a DQ before I announced rhat the word is unrelated to "loin" and that I would ignore any DQs received up to that point). Family commitments related to the current holy day season then intervened. Here they are at last, though.

According to the OED, "loyn" was recorded in 1575 as meaning a leash for a hawk: definition 1. Three perceptive players voted for it. One of those was Judy Madnick, whose strip of ground left uncultivated got 4 votes for a total of 6. She isn't the next dealer, though: Dan Widdis's strip of ground untouched between passes of a plow got 6 votes, beating Judy via the natural-score tie-breaker. The two narrow strips of ground were pure coincidence. Combining them would have meant contriving a definition of a narrow uncultivated strip of land created either this way or that way. I was loath to do that, though several players voted the 10-11 combo - perhaps feeling that I could have..

Full results:

1. A leash for a hawk. From OED, which could not vote. Voted for by: Boxer, E.; Embler, D.; Widdis, D. Score: D3.

2. [Welsh] A butterfly. From Keating, P. who voted 5, 10. Voted for by: Widdis, D. Score: 1.

3. [OE] Distant; far away. From Lodge, T. who voted 4, 10. Voted for by: Bourne, T. Score: 1.

4. A rounded interior corner. From Abell, T. who voted 5, 10. Voted for by: Lodge, T. Score: 1.

5. A hybrid of a lion and a lynx. From Barrs, J. who did not vote. Voted for by: Keating, P.; Abell, T. Score: 2.

6. A ringing sound produced by striking metal. From Boxer, E. who voted *1*, 11. Voted for by: None. Score: 2.

7. A narrow passageway cut through a barrier reef. From Shefler, M. who voted 10, 11. Voted for by: Madnick, J. Score: 1.

8. A method for preparing a canvas for oil paints. From Embler, D. who voted *1*, 8. Voted for by: Embler, D. (whose vote for it doesn't count). Score: 2.

9. [Heraldry] Having the tail displayed, as a peacock. From Naylor, S. who voted 10, 11. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.

10. A narrow strip of soil left untouched between two passes of a plow. From Madnick, J. who voted 7, 11. Voted for by: Keating, P.; Lodge, T.; Abell, T.; Shefler, M.; Naylor, S.; Bourne, T. Score: 6.

11. A narrow strip of ground left uncultivated between a road and an adjoining field or property boundary. From Widdis, D. who voted *1*, 2. Voted for by: Boxer, E.; Shefler, M.; Naylor, S.; Madnick, J. Score: 6.

No definition from Bourne, T. who voted 3, 10. Voted for by: N/A. Score: 0.

For those who prefer to see a table:

[Paul Keating]

Either I've missed something, or Judy's natural 6 wins the tie.

P

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[Daniel B. Widdis]

One of those was Judy Madnick, whose strip of ground left uncultivated got 4 votes for a total of 6. She isn't the next dealer, though: Dan Widdis's strip of ground untouched between passes of a plow got 6 votes, beating Judy via the natural-score tie-breaker.

I think you have that backwards.  Judy got 6 votes, and I got 4+2.

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It's all yours, Dan!

Efrem

[Judy Madnick]

Thank goodness for the natural-score tiebreaker! Congratulations, Dan!

Judy

[Judy Madnick]

I spoke too soon??😱

Judy

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[Judy Madnick]

First Passover seder tonight. I'll get to this in the morning.

Judy

On Wed, Apr 1, 2026, 6:23 PM Daniel B. Widdis <wid...@dixonary.net> wrote:

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[Chowie]

Chag Pesach! Beautiful FULL pinkish moon tonight ❤️

~Bending under the weight of His mercies~

"Life is short, God is real, Heaven is coming." 

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[Efrem Mallach]

That’s where I was too, so I didn’t see these messages until now. Of course Paul is right. I inadvertently switched the names. Judy is the next dealer, with Dan the traditional “winnah.”

Conveniently, rolling scores are not affected. 

Efrem 

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On Apr 1, 2026, at 6:28 PM, Judy Madnick <jmad...@gmail.com> wrote:



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