[Dixonary] Round 3602 TITTYNOPE results

[Efrem Mallach]

Good morning, afternoon, or evening as the case may be!

The outcome of this round was in doubt until a couple of hours from the voting deadline, when Tony Abell's vote pushed Hugo into the lead, Hugo was also the only player to vote for the correct definition, #8: "A small quantity of something left over such as uneaten food; a residual morsel or a crumb." It also refers to a small amount of corn left over after gleaning pr any of several other such things. The word was in common use in 17th century Yorkshire, but few (if any) of us live there. It comes from "tittle," meaning "tiny."

Glenn Davis and Paul Keating tied for runner-up, or "real winner" as some would have it, hono(u)rs. 

Full results:

1. Upside-down. From Davis, G. who voted 2, 3. Voted for by: Naylor, S.; Shefler, M.; Madnick, J.; Bourne, T. Score: 4.

2. A feather duster. From Naylor, S. who voted 1, 3. Voted for by: Davis, G.; Keating, P.; Boxer, E. Score: 3.

3. A brass coat-button. From Keating, P. who voted 2, 10. Voted for by: Davis, G.; Naylor, S.; Lodge, T.; Madnick, J. Score: 4.

4. Two or more adjacent cinder cone volcanoes. From Abell, T. who voted 7, 9. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.

5. A coarse cornmeal primarily used as cattle feed. From Boxer, E. who voted 2, 9. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.

6. or bitter gourd juice makes breastfeeding unpleasant for babies. From Embler, D. who voted 7, 9. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.

7. A fritillary butterfly of the genus Melitaea, native to parts of Europe and Asia. From Shefler, M. who voted 1, 11. Voted for by: Abell, T.; Embler, D.; Kornelis, H. Score: 3.

8. A small quantity of something left over such as uneaten food; a residual morsel or a crumb. From Dictionary which could not vote. Voted for by: Kornelis, H. Score: D1.

9. A rather small sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) of the Pacific coast of South America having a plain brown crown bordered on each side by white. From Kornelis, H. who voted 7, *8*. Voted for by: Abell, T.; Boxer, E.; Embler, D. Score: 5.

10. [Cornwall] An improvised slipway for launching fishing boats from a stony beach, consisting of logs placed at intervals parallel to the shoreline.  From Lodge, T. who voted 3, 11. Voted for by: Keating, P. Score: 1.

11. [Naut. slang] A short, useless length of leftover rope or twine after a knot has been tied; by extension, any trivial remnant produced in the course of practical work. From Widdis, D. who knew the word. Voted for by: Shefler, M.; Lodge, T.; Bourne, T. Score: 3.

12. A small ornamental clasp used in 18th‑century waistcoats, typically fashioned from pewter or brass, designed to fasten the inner lining without being visible on the outer garment. From Madnick, J. who voted 1, 3. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.

13. [Slang] A type of mango, more commonly know as an ataulfo, typically golden yellow and generally weighing between 6 and 10 ounces (170 and 280 g), with a somewhat sigmoid shape ("S"-shaped)  From Shepherdson, N. who did not vote. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.

No definition from Bourne, T. who voted 1, 11. Voted for by: N/A. Score: 0.

No definition from Barrs, J. who knew the word. Voted for by: N/A. Score: 0.

As a table:

It's all yours, Hugo!

Efrem

[hugo]

Wow. That's unexpected.

I'll go searching for a new word when I'm home. Should be in ~2 hours. 

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Datum: 03-12-2025 18:01 (GMT+01:00)

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