RE: [Dixonary] Digest for dixonary@googlegroups.com - 15 updates in 2 topics

Shani Naylor <shani....@gmail.com>: May 05 07:44AM +1200

I'm closing the round early as everyone who submitted a def has voted,
along with three more, to make a full complement of our current players.

Our winner is Nancy, with 7 unnatural points for her noisy Welsh bird.
Debbie was runner up with 3 natural points. I scored a not great D6, for
the real def which is an old word for an ancient chapel on the Isle of Man.

Take it away Nancy!

1. Affected with seasickness.
Eric B, who voted 5 & 7. Score: 1
Vote from Tony A.

2. [Obs] Any bird from the Cocos or Keeling Islands.
Johnny B, who was DQ. Score: 1
Vote from Judy M.

3. (Welsh) A mythical bird with an iron beak and claws that shrieks to
predict death.
Nancy S, who voted 7 & *8. Score: 7
Votes from Judy M, Tim L, Hugo K, Debbie E & Mike S.

4. A sheltered spot along a shoreline where small boats may be landed
without a pier.
Dan W, who voted 6 & 9. Score: 2
Votes from Hugo K & Efrem M.

5. A locking ferrule installed on a tension rod to prevent incremental
back‑rotation under load.
Judy M, who voted 2 & 3. Score: 1

Vote from Eric B.

6. [Scot] In log throwing, a cry of warning to persons on the course,
issued just before the throw.
Hugo K, who voted 3 & 4. Score: 2
Votes from Debbie E & Dan W.

7. A type of open, animal skin boat, used by the Yupik and Inuit, and
was originally found in all coastal areas from Siberia to Greenland.
Debbie E, who voted 3 & 6. Score: 3
Vote from Eric B, Nancy S & Tim B.

8. A small Christian chapel or monastic cell built on the Isle of Man
during the medieval period; the ruins or remains of such a chapel or cell.
OED D6
Votes from Tim L, Paul K, Efrem M, Tony A, Mike S & Nancy S.

9. To reinforce a stone archway using a mixture of crushed quartz and
resin, in order to dampen vibrations from nearby carriage or foot traffic.
Mike S, who voted 3 & *8. Score: 3
Vote from Dan W.

10. The lowest part of a Netherlands dike, which anchors it to the sea
floor; often constructed of two walls with the intervening space filled
with rubble.
Efrem M, who voted 4 & *8. Score: 3
Vote from Paul K.

11. (Trade name for) An Australian type of soft boot, typically made from
sheepskin with the fleece side facing inwards, subsequently rebranded Ugg
[altered f. *kylie,* a kind of boomerang]
Paul K, who voted *8 & 10. Score: 3
Vote from Tim B.

No def:

Tim L, who voted 3 & *8. Score: 2
Tony A, who voted 1 & *8. Score: 2
Tim B, who voted 7 & 11. Score: 0

Round 3645 KEEILL - time to vote!

Eric Boxer <ecb...@gmail.com>: May 03 12:53PM -0700

I'll vote for 5 and 7.

Eric

Judy Madnick <jmad...@gmail.com>: May 03 04:21PM -0400

I'll reward the authors of the bird definitions: 2 and 3.

Judy Madnick

Tim Lodge <d...@timlodge.co.uk>: May 03 01:43PM -0700

I must have been too busy doing nothing to submit a def! I'll vote for 3
and 8.

3. (Welsh) A mythical bird with an iron beak and claws
that shrieks to predict death.

8. A small Christian chapel or monastic cell built on the
Isle of Man during the medieval period; the ruins or remains of such a
chapel or cell.

-- Tim L

Paul Keating <dixonar...@boargules.com>: May 03 11:21PM +0200

I vote for 8 because it is way the most convincing, and 10 for the rubble infill. Though the word looks no more Dutch than I do.--Paul KeatingSoustonsNouvelle AquitaineFrance
-------- Original message --------From: Shani Naylor <shani....@gmail.com> Date: 03/05/2026 21:38 (GMT+01:00) To: dixo...@googlegroups.com Subject: [Dixonary] Round 3645 KEEILL - time to vote! Hi allWe have 11 defs for our word KEEILL. Please vote for 2 before the deadline, which is just over 36 hours away.

1.
Affected with seasickness.

2.
[Obs] Any bird from the Cocos or Keeling Islands.

3.
(Welsh) A mythical bird with an iron beak and
claws that shrieks to predict death.

4.
A sheltered spot along a shoreline where small
boats may be landed without a pier.

5.
A locking ferrule installed on a tension rod to
prevent incremental back‑rotation under load.

6.
[Scot] In log throwing, a cry of warning
to persons on the course, issued just before the throw.

7.
A type of open, animal skin boat, used by the
Yupik and Inuit, and originally found in all coastal areas from Siberia to
Greenland.

8.
A
small Christian chapel or monastic cell built on the Isle of Man during the
medieval period; the ruins or remains of such a chapel or cell.

9.
To
reinforce a stone archway using a mixture of crushed quartz and resin, in order
to dampen vibrations from nearby carriage or foot traffic.

10. The lowest part of a Netherlands dike,
which anchors it to the sea floor; often constructed of two walls with the
intervening space filled with rubble.

11. (Trade name for) An Australian type of soft boot,
typically made from sheepskin with the fleece side facing inwards, subsequently
rebranded Ugg [altered f. kylie, a kind of boomerang]

The deadline is 36 hours from now, 8pm Tuesday NZT, or:Los Angeles, CA, USA Tue, 5 May 2026 1:00 a.m.New York, NY, USA Tue, 5 May 2026 4:00 a.m.London, United Kingdom Tue, 5 May 2026 9:00 a.m.Paris, France Tue, 5 May 2026 10:00 a.m.

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Hugo Kornelis <hu...@perfact.info>: May 04 12:11AM +0200

Hi Shani,

I will have the welsh bird and the landing spot.

3.(Welsh) A mythical bird with an iron beak and claws that shrieks to
predict death.

4.A sheltered spot along a shoreline where small boats may be landed
without a pier.

Cheers,
Hugo

Op 3-5-2026 om 21:38 schreef Shani Naylor:

Efrem Mallach <efrem....@gmail.com>: May 03 06:21PM -0400

Efrem Mallach <efrem....@gmail.com>: May 03 06:22PM -0400

I meant to write "4 and 8" but hit Send by mistake first. Fortunately, my intentions were probably obvious.

Efrem

Chowie <chow...@gmail.com>: May 03 07:13PM -0400

Voting 3 and 6 for the shrieking, but with applause for 10 for the rubble
inclusion.

--
*~Bending under the weight of His mercies~*

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

Tony Abell <he...@isanybodyhome.com>: May 03 09:18PM -0400

I'll vote for 1 and 8:

Tim Bourne <timbo...@gmail.com>: May 04 06:18AM +0100

I'll buy 7 and 11, please.
Tim B

Daniel B. Widdis <wid...@dixonary.net>: May 03 11:24PM -0700

The mixture of the golf "fore!" with caber-tossing is too amusing to *not*
vote for. I mean, really, do you need to be warned that some guy in a kilt
is launching a tree trunk your way?

Anyway, I digress.

I'll avoid the obvious rubble and go for the more subtle rubble.

6 and 9.

nancygoat <nanc...@gmail.com>: May 04 01:19AM -0700

For me: 7 and 8 as the least ridiculous, including my own.
Nancy

John Barrs <jo...@john-barrs.co.uk>: May 04 09:48AM +0100

confirm DQ
*JOHNNYB*

France International/Mike Shefler <sta...@salsgiver.com>: May 04 10:51AM -0400

I'll go with 3 and 8.

--Mike

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