Barghest
(a) A Celtic burial mound, particularly one that is celestially oriented
(b) A goblin in English folklore, often appearing in the shape of a large dog and believed to portend imminent death or misfortune
(c) A medieval toll levied on goods transported by river
(d) A heraldic term from 15th century Netherlands. The symbol is found on the top right of the field, and denotes an architect or stonemason
(e) An Afghani open-air market for rugs and tapestries
(f) A sheaf, a bundle (of cereal, twigs or sticks)
(g) At the request of a barge
(h) A minor village official whose duties included welcoming and assisting important visitors
(i) The newest member of a traditional bagpipe and drum band
(j) A submerged or partially submerged ridge of alluvial matter deposited in a river or along a shore
(k) a celtic lawyer
I think it's A. A what, you ask? A.
WOW! To me the word barghest doesn't suggest anything within my ken, so almost any of the answers could be right. I'm gonna throw out of consideration those which refer to barges or rivers as being too close to words I'm comfortable with and a hogmaster's first duty is to confuse, so logic goes out the window. A has already been voted for, though I do like it as sounding sort of Celtic or Gaelic.
But after that, all I have is a bunch of daffynitions that could any one of them be correct.
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
I shall punish TEd by siding with him. E it is.
Oh, my.
What makes this one so tough is the lack of overlap in most of the definitions.
I agree, discard anything referring to barges and rivers. That's C and G and J.
B isn't a Barghest, it's a Grim, as in Harry Potter.
I liked D but I couldn't place -gh- in Dutch or Flemish, until I remembered "Burgher." Come to think of it, that makes H a red herring, too. Unless it's the real answer...
There's certainly a -gh- in Afghani.
I think I'll stick with D, the heraldic symbol denoting an arghitect or stonemeighson.
A - Could be (though I'm not sure if there's much celticism to this word).
B - Sounds awfully odd, which somewhat makes me believe this could also be it.
C - Nah...
D - I'm confused by the last two sentences, so I'm not going to reply to that.
E - Leaning towards that... but having misgivings.
F - Can't be. Definition's not fancy enough!
G - No way. You'll never make it that easy!
H - because of "ghest" = "guest"? nice try! not buying.
I - I'll put most of my money here I guess.
J - *blinks* ...What? Did Father Steve submit that one? that's... no, no-no-no-no-no... no... no no...
that's just... no no no no...
no no... no
Did Logwood vote or is he just ruminating?
Looks to me as though he voted for both na and o, repeatedly. But if he's gonna change his mind he'd best hurry; this is the fastest hogmaster in the east. Gave us only a couple of days to send in daffynitions and then didn't post the right one. Or did EEE? That's a pretty wide hint.
I pick (f), and add my own, late, but rendered in haste:
(k) a celtic lawyer
Oh sorry.
Rocking back and forth between B and I... but if I have to be pick just one then it'll have to be I... aye!
Money's on the table. Spin the roulette, bookie!
If the "gh" is pronounced as an "f", it could be A Festival of Regurgitation .
But since that definition has not been offered by our illustrious board I'm going to vote for insel's Celtic Lawyer because he deserves a vote for "honest-effort Johnny-come-lately".
I, on the other hand, missed the zipspeed entry window, so I opting for "someone seen entering a popular bar/pub for the first time."..that's my def, and I'm sticking to it.
so what we've got here is a hogwash variant; speed hogwash, or touchless hogwash...
Exactly. And for $5 more you can have the hot wax treatment.
I've never read Harry Potter so B sounds good to me.
>B isn't a Barghest, it's a Grim, as in Harry Potter.
B that as it may, the correct answer is, in fact, B.
> the correct answer is, in fact, B
~ says a ghostly voice with a ghastly grin
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> the correct answer is, in fact, B
~ says a ghostly voice with a ghastly grin
What a coiincidence - I have a ghastly voice with a ghostly grin.
The correct answer is B .
I have this sneaken suspicion that our new pal eldritch, as a first time *shopper, didn't read the steeken rules before *buying.
Gee, you didn't say anything when Mav posted a pretty much exact same vote.
At this point I believe every submitter has voted except for our dear Father Steve. Once he votes, is it okay with everyone if I go ahead and post the results?
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At this point I believe every submitter has voted except for our dear Father Steve. Once he votes, is it okay with everyone if I go ahead and post the results?
Sure, go ahead. Even though I had no chance to be a submitter, don't wait on me. I'm too busy pouting to vote. 
Is it too late to vote? Just got back from vacation/ I believe it be D.
ah, I believe that, now that Fr Steve has voted, I can reveal to eta that my new avatar is.. (wait for it) a *Barghest*!!
Your avatar is a Celtic lawyer? I had been wondering.
J - *blinks* ...What? Did Father Steve submit that one? that's... no, no-no-no-no-no... no... no no...
Now how the heck did Logwood figure THAT out?
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J - *blinks* ...What? Did Father Steve submit that one? that's... no, no-no-no-no-no... no... no no...
Now how the heck did Logwood figure THAT out?
Try not to look so unhappy about it! 
...didn't say anything when Mav posted a pretty much exact same vote. But it was Mav quoting tsuwm's guess, which, in fact, used the exact words "in fact", which I thought was *misleading enough.
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J - *blinks* ...What? Did Father Steve submit that one? that's... no, no-no-no-no-no... no... no no...
Now how the heck did Logwood figure THAT out?
LOL! and I didn't got any points for that. Blasphemy!
Well, I thought the definition is too formal, fancy, and seemingly overthought, that it felt quite "Father-Stevish" to me. 
Alex ~
Give Woody a point, will ya?
Padre
Ahem.
Logwood is hereby awarded the
Edgar Cayce Trophy for uncanny guessing in the field of Hogwash. The semi-annual prize includes an all-expenses-paid trip to scenic Hopkinsville, Kentucky, dinner for two at the historic Ed's Truck Stop, a $500 gift certificate redeemable at any Kentucky emergency room, two back stage passes to a live broadcast of "The Old Time Gospel Radio Hour and Farm Report" at the studios of WAJV in Princeton, KY, and this valuable trophy worth one point.
Logwood is hereby awarded ...
Most suitable.
Hahaha, good one Alex! that's more like it.
On January 1st 1945 he told his friends he would be healed by the 5th of January, and on that day he died peacefully in his sleep.
sheeeesh, we've still got doctors like that over here!
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...didn't say anything when Mav posted a pretty much exact same vote.
But it was Mav quoting tsuwm's guess, which, in fact, used the exact words "in fact", which I thought was *misleading enough.
'sides, since I knew the ansewerŪ I deliberately offered no commentary until I thought all the participants had voted, and I too thought playful assertions of The Truth would be understood around here for just that. or not. maybe.
>playful assertions of The Truth
yes.. and the bar for such shenanigans has here been set *very* high by, exempli gratia, milum.
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Ahem.
Logwood is hereby awarded the Edgar Cayce Trophy for uncanny guessing in the field of Hogwash. The semi-annual prize includes an all-expenses-paid trip to scenic Hopkinsville, Kentucky, dinner for two at the historic Ed's Truck Stop, a $500 gift certificate redeemable at any Kentucky emergency room, two back stage passes to a live broadcast of "The Old Time Gospel Radio Hour and Farm Report" at the studios of WAJV in Princeton, KY, and this valuable trophy worth one point.
ah-hahahahahaha!! [/regaining typing ability]
Alex, you are hilarious and I nominate you to be the next host on Jeopardy!