Round 3462 results

[Mike Shefler]

I found it odd that someone could be shy, reserved and proud, butthe EDD does not elaborate with any etymology or usage.
Paul Keating is the next dealer with 6 unnatural points, with Dan Widdis in the coveted 2nd place.

1.  [Scot.] Of fish, game: poached. More generally, used of any item
obtained by illicit or underhand means.                                      
  Submitter: Keating                  Votes: [1] & *4*    2 + 4 =   6
  Voted for by: [Keating]; Davis; Barrs; Widdis; Bourne

2.  [Pennsylvania Dutch] Cornmeal mush mixed with pork scraps, seasoned
with onions, spices, herbs, etc., and shaped into loaves and sliced          
for frying.                                                                  
  Submitter: Naylor                   Votes: 3 & 10       0 + 2 =   2
  Voted for by: Madnick; Bourne

3.  A worthless or clumsy person.
  Submitter: Madnick                  Votes: 2 & 5        0 + 1 =   1
  Voted for by: Naylor

4.  Shy, reserved, proud.
  Submitter: Dictionary                Vote: N/A                   D3
  Voted for by: Keating; Davis; Cunningham

5.  A simplified version of the card game pinochle, intended for children
aged 6-10.                                                                    
  Submitter: Mallach                  Votes: 6 & 7        0 + 1 =   1
  Voted for by: Madnick

6.  A card game for two or more players, the objective being to be the
first to complete a descending sequence of all 52 cards in the deck,          
usu. from the king of diamonds to the ace of clubs.                          
  Submitter: Davis                    Votes: 1 & *4*      2 + 1 =   3
  Voted for by: Mallach

7.  Unearthed in 2013, this chess-like game contains 49 tokens, according
to Haluk Saglamtimur who ran the dig, and dates back to 2900 BCE.            
  Submitter: Embler                   Votes: 9 & 12       0 + 1 =   1
  Voted for by: Mallach

8.  [ME] A dog who returns to its own vomit. [from Proverbs 26:11 quoted
by Chaucer in the Miller's Tale: most likely his own translation from        
the Vulgate of St Jerome but possibly via the mediaeval French of            
"le Roman de la Rose" which Chaucer also translated]                          
  Submitter: Barrs                    Votes: 1 & 12       0 + 1 =   1
  Voted for by: Cunningham

9.  In a traditional Tarot deck, a name given to the Queen of Swords,
because there is  a small dog behind her throne.                              
  Submitter: Cunningham               Votes: *4* & 8      2 + 1 =   3
  Voted for by: Embler

10.  A sort of sea vessel or transport ship.’ (Old Records.) Bailey 1721.
  Submitter: Lodge                    Votes: 11 & 12      0 + 3 =   3
  Voted for by: Naylor; Widdis; Abell

11.  A wedge.
  Submitter: Shepherdson               Vote: N/V          0 + 1 =   1
  Voted for by: Lodge

12.  To engage in a surreptitious or covert action, often with a
connotation of minor mischief or playful deceit.                              
  Submitter: Widdis                   Votes: 1 & 10       0 + 4 =   4
  Voted for by: Embler; Barrs; Lodge; Abell

     No def: Bourne                   Votes: 1 & 2        0 + 0 =   0

     No def: Abell                    Votes: 10 & 12      0 + 0 =   0

[Paul Keating]

Reluctance to participate in a conversation, from shyness or reserve, can be interpreted as disdain. I speak from experience.