Round 3172: BAWN [Results]
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Paul Keating
Jun 7, 2021, 4:10:40 AM6/7/21
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I had some fun with the real definition in this round, which was 7, the Middle Irish word for a fortified enclosure: but less fun than I had hoped.
I submitted that as a def for tappen in round 3152, about 10 weeks ago, and it proved quite popular. I thought that this time around, players might point out that it had been recycled, which would dampen its attractiveness. In that I was quite wrong. There were the four players who voted for it in 3152, but not this time; either they did not notice the repeat, or were too polite to say anything. But two players voted for it a second time, along with five others, giving me a D7. Despite its defining one recondite word in terms of two other recondite words. Or maybe because of it: the Johnsonian network effect.
My humble apologies to Tim Lodge, whose def fell off the bottom of my spreadsheet, as data is apt to do. At least my error was to lose one definition, and not 16,000 Covid test results. This incident renews my determination to come up sometime soon with a successor to Coryphæus that is suitable for the 21st century. Dealer points for Tim, of course.
John Barrs’ burp/yawn portmanteau trails the OED’s winning score with 5 unnatural points, and so the deal in Round 3173 is his.
1. A squirrel’s nest.
Submitted by: Efrem Mallach who voted for: 7 & 9
Votes from: Tony Abell
Score: 1+2=3
2. A large abdominal paunch; a pot belly.
Submitted by: Nancy Shepherdson who did not vote
Votes from: Mike Shefler
Score: 1
3. [OE] bath or spa (c.f. German Baden)
Submitted by: Dave Cunningham who did not vote
4. The fourth letter of the Piscatedic alphabet.
Submitted by: Tony Abell who voted for: 1 & 7
Score: 0+2=2
5. A dark brown pigment used in oil painting, extracted from the fecal matter of bears.
Submitted by: Mike Shefler who voted for: 2 & 8
Votes from: Judy Madnick
Score: 1
6. Scot. An immaterial debt which cannot be settled by the exchange of goods or property.
Submitted by: Ryan McGill who did not vote
Votes from: Debbie Embler, Tim Lodge, Dan Widdis, Alan Mallach
Score: 4
7. 1. A fortified enclosure, enceinte, or circumvallation; the fortified court or outwork of a castle. 2. A cattlefold.
Real definition, OED3
Votes from: Shani Naylor, John Barrs, Debbie Embler, Tim Lodge, Tony Abell, Efrem Mallach, Deborah Fein
Score: D7
8. The noise that can occur when a yawn and a swallow occur at the same time: caused by the release of air trapped between the epiglottis and the larynx.
Submitted by: John Barrs who voted for: 7 & 13
Votes from: Judy Madnick, Dan Widdis, Mike Shefler
Score: 3+2=5
9. Processed meat made from offcuts and less desirable parts, usually sold sliced; often beef but also lamb or pork.
Submitted by: Tim Bourne who did not vote
Votes from: Efrem Mallach
Score: 1
10. A slender bristle, especially one at the tip of a glume or lemma in a grass spikelet.
Submitted by: Judy Madnick who voted for: 5 & 8
Votes from: Alan Mallach
Score: 1
11. A small, twisted bundle of hay used to aid a horse's circulation.
Submitted by: Debbie Embler who voted for: 6 & 7
Votes from: Shani Naylor
Score: 1+2=3
12. Mud formed from the partial decay of peat.
Submitted by: Shani Naylor who voted for: 7 & 11
Score: 0+2=2
13. A secret or clandestine marriage [Eng.]
Submitted by: Dan Widdis who voted for: 6 & 8
Votes from: John Barrs, Deborah Fein
Score: 2
14. Obs. The mouldboard of a plough.
Submitted by: Tim Lodge who voted for: 6 & 7
Definition lost by dealer: 2 dealer points in recompense.
Score: 0+2+2=4
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Paul Keating
Soustons, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
I submitted that as a def for tappen in round 3152, about 10 weeks ago, and it proved quite popular. I thought that this time around, players might point out that it had been recycled, which would dampen its attractiveness. In that I was quite wrong. There were the four players who voted for it in 3152, but not this time; either they did not notice the repeat, or were too polite to say anything. But two players voted for it a second time, along with five others, giving me a D7. Despite its defining one recondite word in terms of two other recondite words. Or maybe because of it: the Johnsonian network effect.
My humble apologies to Tim Lodge, whose def fell off the bottom of my spreadsheet, as data is apt to do. At least my error was to lose one definition, and not 16,000 Covid test results. This incident renews my determination to come up sometime soon with a successor to Coryphæus that is suitable for the 21st century. Dealer points for Tim, of course.
John Barrs’ burp/yawn portmanteau trails the OED’s winning score with 5 unnatural points, and so the deal in Round 3173 is his.
1. A squirrel’s nest.
Submitted by: Efrem Mallach who voted for: 7 & 9
Votes from: Tony Abell
Score: 1+2=3
2. A large abdominal paunch; a pot belly.
Submitted by: Nancy Shepherdson who did not vote
Votes from: Mike Shefler
Score: 1
3. [OE] bath or spa (c.f. German Baden)
Submitted by: Dave Cunningham who did not vote
4. The fourth letter of the Piscatedic alphabet.
Submitted by: Tony Abell who voted for: 1 & 7
Score: 0+2=2
5. A dark brown pigment used in oil painting, extracted from the fecal matter of bears.
Submitted by: Mike Shefler who voted for: 2 & 8
Votes from: Judy Madnick
Score: 1
6. Scot. An immaterial debt which cannot be settled by the exchange of goods or property.
Submitted by: Ryan McGill who did not vote
Votes from: Debbie Embler, Tim Lodge, Dan Widdis, Alan Mallach
Score: 4
7. 1. A fortified enclosure, enceinte, or circumvallation; the fortified court or outwork of a castle. 2. A cattlefold.
Real definition, OED3
Votes from: Shani Naylor, John Barrs, Debbie Embler, Tim Lodge, Tony Abell, Efrem Mallach, Deborah Fein
Score: D7
8. The noise that can occur when a yawn and a swallow occur at the same time: caused by the release of air trapped between the epiglottis and the larynx.
Submitted by: John Barrs who voted for: 7 & 13
Votes from: Judy Madnick, Dan Widdis, Mike Shefler
Score: 3+2=5
9. Processed meat made from offcuts and less desirable parts, usually sold sliced; often beef but also lamb or pork.
Submitted by: Tim Bourne who did not vote
Votes from: Efrem Mallach
Score: 1
10. A slender bristle, especially one at the tip of a glume or lemma in a grass spikelet.
Submitted by: Judy Madnick who voted for: 5 & 8
Votes from: Alan Mallach
Score: 1
11. A small, twisted bundle of hay used to aid a horse's circulation.
Submitted by: Debbie Embler who voted for: 6 & 7
Votes from: Shani Naylor
Score: 1+2=3
12. Mud formed from the partial decay of peat.
Submitted by: Shani Naylor who voted for: 7 & 11
Score: 0+2=2
13. A secret or clandestine marriage [Eng.]
Submitted by: Dan Widdis who voted for: 6 & 8
Votes from: John Barrs, Deborah Fein
Score: 2
14. Obs. The mouldboard of a plough.
Submitted by: Tim Lodge who voted for: 6 & 7
Definition lost by dealer: 2 dealer points in recompense.
Score: 0+2+2=4
| Player |
Vote 1 |
Vote 2 |
Scores from votes |
Guessed correctly |
DP |
Total Score |
| John Barrs |
7 |
13 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
|
| Ryan McGill |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|||
| Tim Lodge |
6 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Debbie Embler |
6 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
| Efrem Mallach |
7 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
| Deborah Fein |
7 |
13 |
No def |
2 |
2 |
|
| Dan Widdis |
6 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
| Shani Naylor |
7 |
11 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
| Tony Abell |
1 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
| Tim Bourne |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|||
| Nancy Shepherdson |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|||
| Judy Madnick |
5 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
| Mike Shefler |
2 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
| Alan Mallach |
6 |
10 |
No def |
0 |
0 |
|
| Dave Cunningham |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Paul Keating
Soustons, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
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