Tenaculum

Ouch! A tenaculum is actually a sharp hook that a surgeon uses for picking up arteries. Sounds dangerous. Moving right along... I loved the meanings sent in for this word. You all made the decision as hard as it always is. Well done for your efforts. I finally chose the meaning suggested by Vicki Malicki. Love your work Vicki!
Here's her contribution:

Paul the Octopus from Germany who successfully predicted many game outcomes in the recent Soccer World Cup was a Tenaculum. He was revered throughout the Octopus world and his sad departure from this life has left a huge gap. However, a rumour is circulating that an up and coming young Octopus called Gary from Samoa is widely tipped to become the next Tenaculum.

Carking

Carking apparently means burdensome. I can't explain that, so I won't try. Swiftly on to the invented meanings then...

What a hard choice. There were some excellent meanings for carking, but Realityjunkie had such a warm and fuzzy entry that I just had to choose it.

Here it is: Carking is the sweet sound puppies make while they're sleeping. It's somewhere between a bark and a sigh. I love the sound of carking.

Elecampane

Elecampane is less beautiful than it sounds to me. It's a plant with bitter aromatic leaves.

I loved the word picture created by LivelyClamor. Here's the winning meaning: Elecampagne is a canopy with lots of little bells sewn onto it which ring at the slightest breeze.

Petuntse

Petuntse describes white earth that is used in China for making porcelain. Thanks for your varied meanings.

Angripengwin is today's winner, with this lovely meaning: Petite old woman who has a habit of wobbling about the place.

Boscage

Boscage refers to masses of trees or shrubs. I certainly have never heard of the term before. However, I can now say that I am fortunate to be surrounded by boscage where I live. I loved the invented meanings for boscage and would like to make silver_flight today's winner. In fact, I think this meaning should be the real one for boscage. Here it is:
I think this would be an old-fashioned starched shirt that forces one into a particular posture in an attempt to confer authority.

Gigmanity

Gigmanity refers to middle class - or so says my dictionary. I thought it would be something far more imaginative, like the meaning suggested by Hey Jude for example.
Well done, HJ. You're a winner!

Hey Jude's meaning follows: Gigmanity was the name of the giant in one of the several versions of Jack and the Beanstalk. It may surprise you to know that there have been several versions of this story by different authors. The name Gigmanity didn't stick because back in the 1800's is was a reasonably weird name and the publisher suggested it be changed to Giant.

Strigil

A strigil is pretty much like it sounds actually. It's an ancient bath time skin scraper. I guess skin scraping is required if bath time is not so regular. Your meanings were great fun and I've chosen LivelyClamor as today's champ. Great work LC.

Read on: Strigil is dental floss accidentally left hanging out of the wearer's mouth in their rush to get ready to go to work in the morning. It is a very embarrassing problem and why many people don't floss.

Shabrack

A shabrack is a cavalry saddlecloth, which is well short of interesting. The meanings invented by our word imps, on the other hand, were fascinating. I implore you to read them all, especially if you need a pick-me-up. It worked for me! Great to see the return of some of our previous word imps. Thanks for coming back.

Realityjunkie is our winner today. Here's her very well thought out and funny suggestion: Shabrack was the infamous Irish brother of Meshack and Abnego in the famous bible story of the fiery furnace. Although the men were on a strict diet of vegetables and water, old "Shabby" just couldn't resist hitting the wine skin now and then. Poor fella isn't mentioned in most versions of the bible. They replaced him with the more saintly Shadrach character we read about today.

Oleaginous

Oleaginous describes something that is oily, fatty or greasy. I chose the intriguing meaning offered by Greedy Biscuit Baron today. Well done, GBB and welcome back.
Here's the well thought out winning entry:

Oleaginous refers to something being completed with an extra flourish or added flare/gusto.

Its origins are believed to be a latin/spanish amalgamated word, derived from the spanish word "Olè!"
(which is the flashy ending in both Flamenco dancing and Bull Fighting.)
and "Aginous"
(which is a latin word for "derived from")


So there it is :
Olèaginous - the act of performing an excessively flashy ending.

Poudrette

Who will ever believe me when I tell you that the actual meaning of poudrette - which sounds so delicate and feminine - is actually manure made from charcoal and night soil (is that a euphemism for 'you know what'?).

Best change the subject quickly, I think.

I loved all your invented meanings. What a hard decision. However, I've gone with Yoda as I thought the image conjured up was the best. Perfect, Yoda! I can't believe that's not the real meaning.

Here's Yoda's contribution: Poudrette is the collective noun for outfits and paraphenalia designed to be worn by dogs small enough to fit in handbags.

Jemadar

A jemadar is a few different things, mostly Indian. The easiest one to describe here is an Indian police officer. Thanks for continuing to bless me with your invented meanings. I appreciate your interesting perspectives on life.

Tesori Trovati was today's winner with her delightful meaning: Jemadar - the sixth sense that I have when I find a beautiful gemstone at an incredible price!

Antigropelos

Antigropelos sounds a lot more like a medicine than it actually is. In fact, it's apparently an alternative name for waterproof leggings - supposedly the kind worn by fishermen or skiers?

The elusively named Carnreation is today's winner, with the brain stretching suggestion that antigropelos is someone who has a fear of being in a group with between 2 and 13 people in it. Excluding numbers over 12, under 6 and between 8 and 11.

Proparoxytone

Proparoxytone is a word which has an acute accent on the third to last syllable. If that means the emphasis is on the third to last syllable, then I get it. And proparoxytone is a proparoxytone. My winner today is Sprite, with a short and sweet meaning: "I believe it's a specialized tool used by teens to combat acne."

Great work Sprite - and thanks for playing.

Scopula

Scopula are the tufts of hair on bees' legs. Can't say I've ever observed a bee that closely, but next time I'll be keeping an eye out for the scopula - as well as the stingula! Dogmum pointed out that I might have been meaning scapula, which is a flash name for your shoulder blade. Thanks for the heads up, Dogmum. But no, I always intended to use scopula. Our winner today is Soph, who went all intergalactic on us with her meaning. Well done, Soph.

Here's her effort: 'Scopula' is the name of a lunar eclipse seen from Jupiter.

Frazil

Frazil is the name for ice crystals or snow floating in water. How picturesque! The word imps' invented meanings were interesting and I've chosen a winner after much consideration. Congrats and welcome back to Thinks! Here is his/her contribution:

A frazil or specifically a frazil nut is the fattest, roundest brazil nut you have carefully selected from the Christmas goodies dish and spent ten minutes breaking into with the nutcrackers which turns out to have the nasty tasting black crumbly disaster inside.

Ovolo

According to the people who write dictionaries, an ovolo is a convex moulding in the shape of a quarter circle or quarter ellipse which recedes downwards. I have no idea what that means. So let's stick with your invented meanings on that one. Much simpler. I've chosen the one suggested by Yoda today. Great work. Here 'tis:

Ovolo is a slang word used by burly men in shipyards, truck-loading docks, cargo docks, etc. When the vehicle being loaded is full and can't take any more, the men yell out "Ovolo!"

Koumiss

Koumiss is a liquor made from mare's milk. Very scary indeed. On a lighter note, Hey Jude has won today's competition with her inventive meaning. Great work, HJ!

Here it is: There is an ancient vegetable called the manglebeet. When this vegetable is processed and made into a spreadable paste, it is known as koumiss.

Gazogene

A gazogene is an apparatus for making aerated waters. Mmmm. Still leaves quite a lot to the imagination. Sort of like a Sodastream maybe? Your guess is as good as mine. Thanks for joining in with more invented meanings today. I have a merry little band of dedicated followers, which is very buoying. Your support is much appreciated. Today's chosen one is Thinks! Great work and great meaning. I'll have two thanks. Here is the winning entry:

Gazogene: makers of the instant gazebo! Get the barbie out pull the convenient rip-cord of the gazogene bag and your gazebo self-erects complete with bar and cocktail barman.

Terebinth

A terebinth is a turpentine tree. It still doesn't make a heck of a lot of sense to me but I trust the dictionary so we'll leave it at that. Your meanings for terebinth, on the other hand, were superb - particularly the meaning of Dogmum. Great work!

Here's her clever meaning: James Cameron was originally going to call his latest hit movie Terebinth. But one morning he awoke suddenly at 3:22am, sat up in bed, and said the word "Avatar". The rest is history. Well, modern history, since it's only fairly recent.

Hoggin

Hoggin is so much less interesting than you would think. It's a simple mixture of sand and gravel. Sounds a little bit like the stuff we use to create concrete. However, don't take my word for it and go mentioning hoggin to a concreting contractor any time soon. You could be misunderstood.

I thoroughly enjoyed your attempts to recreate Webster's dictionary definition for hoggin and have chosen Tesori Trovati as the winner. Her meaning took my fancy as my son is having a Harry Potter revival at the moment. So great work Erin! Keep it up. Here's her fabulous definition:

Hoggin: what gangs of wizards call flying around the castle at Hogwarts at midnight when they shouldn't be out of their houses.