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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 Barghest, the contenders #151733 12/08/05 05:49 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory A Alex Williams OP Pooh-Bah OP Alex Williams Pooh-Bah A Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory 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 Last edited by Alex Williams; 12/09/05 12:17 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Barghest, the contenders #151734 12/08/05 05:53 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky I think it's A. A what, you ask? A. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Barghest, the contenders #151735 12/08/05 08:40 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC 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! TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Barghest, the contenders #151736 12/08/05 09:18 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago musick Carpal Tunnel musick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago D for me. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Barghest, the contenders #151737 12/08/05 09:21 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui I shall punish TEd by siding with him. E it is. noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Hogwash, the quickie #151738 12/08/05 09:45 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,534 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,534 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA 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. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Barghest, the contenders #151739 12/08/05 10:25 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 270 Israel Logwood enthusiast Logwood enthusiast Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 270 Israel 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 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Barghest, the contenders #151740 12/08/05 10:48 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory A Alex Williams OP Pooh-Bah OP Alex Williams Pooh-Bah A Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Did Logwood vote or is he just ruminating? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Barghest, the contenders #151741 12/08/05 11:46 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC 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. TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Barghest, the contenders #151742 12/08/05 11:53 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah I Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I pick (f), and add my own, late, but rendered in haste: (k) a celtic lawyer Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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