Some of the best I've seen!
#16
I agree Fealola, really inspired!
Sorry I was so long-its #11
'sOK, I don't leave home for another 40 minutes!
FECKET
1 A jacket made of woven eelskin, believed to be bulletproof
2 A cogwheel with an elliptical motion, used in watches and clocks. bluff by Equus
3 An iron collar around the mast by which yards are fixed to the mast bluff by George, fooled margo, littlek, jespah, panzade (was it worth the 47-mile drive?)
4 A small, medieval birdcage designed specifically for keeping larks. bluff by cavfancier, fooled Taffy
5 An Edwardian brooch bluff by hiama
6 Porridge or gruel usually made with oatmeal bluff by Mac11
7 The proper name for a Manx cat- the one without the tail bluff by Taffy
8 Decorative woodwork on a musical instrument bluff by margo
9 Velvet waistcoat, much favoured by the second Prince of Wales. bluff by littlek, fooled firstthought, devriesj, McGentrix, mac11, cavfancier
10 A one-act play named after George Fecket, born in 1684. bluff by ehBeth
11 A small sailing vessel bluff by devriesj, fooled Peace and Love, hiama
12 A Braw Scotch word defining a sporran bluff by Panzade
13 A part of the breast plate found in medieval armour bluff by firstthought
14 A hedge made of deciduous bushes bluff by jespah
15 A measuring device used for calculating the potential board feet of lumber from an area of standing trees bluff by Peace & Love, fooled ehBeth
16 A small door cut into a bigger one bluff by Clary, fooled equus, george, Fealola
1 real definition, fooled everyone
2 Equus
3 George + 4
4 cavfancier + 1
5 hiama
6 mac11
7 Taffy
8 margo
9 littlek + 5
10 ehBeth
11 devriesj + 2
12 panzade
13 firstthought
14 Jespah
15 peace & love + 1
16 Clary + 3 (+ 2 from real def.)
In a hurry right now, but will work out the running totals at the weekend unless some mathsbrain wants to do it first!
#1 was correct????
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Splendid round all! But... Curious child that I am I googled for the def. just to see & came up with this:
Fecket - "an under-waistcoat with sleeves"
Got it here:
http://www.tartans.com/modules.php.srl.op+modload,name+EZCMS,file+index,menu+1,page_id+53.html
Would anyone consider that a dispute or should I just fecket?!
errr, clary - # 9 - the velvet thingie, was my bluff
Oh EhBeth, I'm so sorry. I must have got others wrong too. In the OED, it is specifically eelskin, and someone was killed even though he was protected by it - after several bullets.
There were some great bluffs.
If anyone else can pinpoint where I've gone wrong with the list, please tell me, as I have the list wrong.
This is true. I happen to be a fan of Rabbie Bairns, and devriesj's defintion complies with the fine Scotch poet's works.
Mine was #10 - looks like you switched me for Beth. Happens all the time.
Is there a new word yet? I want to play again. It's just, this game is so slow...
Yep, no instant gratification here!
Back from a two week visit to Connecticut and ready to play! Thanks for the reminder, Mac.
Sorreeee again!!
Why don't you be the dasher this time, SCoates, and get things moving!!??
Or anyone else for that matter.
I have a very obscure one; but I won't be online much tonight, so that would just make things slower, I guess.
Yeah! Is anybody home?! hello -ello,ello,ello....
Let's get this started again!!
