[Fictionary] Jean-Joseph wins the rubber!

[Pierre Abbat]

Painting of precious stones refers to depicting stones on canvas, not applying 
paint to stones. "Gheereaguar" and "waycoriant" are in the OED, which says 
that they are pretended names of pigments. "Waywick" and "wagron" are only in 
the quotations; I don't see "tunie" anywhere in the OED. Perhaps they were 
preparations made by William Sanderson or some neighbor of his.

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A94194.0001.001/1:15.6?rgn=div2;view=fulltext

Nick: Tough one. Seems like most folks made the ghee and jaguar connections 
that I was thinking of.
J-J: Well, an awful lot of these seem based on the obvious constituent parts, 
so it's easy to rule most of them out.
Jim: My votes are going on a butter-free diet.

gheereaguar, n.  A watery distillate of natural latex that is removed prior to 
the vulcanisation process.
by Jean-Joseph. 14
2 points for waycoriant and waywick
Ranjit: 2 pts
Linda: 2
David: 2 points
Nick: 2 points. Seems like jaguar-related root would be related to a language 
whose speakers are involved in rubber production.
MyS: 2
J-J: Mine.  (Actually inspired by ghee and guar as well.)
Fran: 2 points

gheereaguar, n. (fr. Amharic) An albino warlock.
by David. 9
1 point for powder of tunie
Eric: Two points.
Nick: Not sure why this needs to be a word, but I like the idea of something 
that sounds like it's from the Monster Manual. 1 point.
J-J: Different.  But unlikely.
Fran: 1 point
Jim: 2 points
Josh: 2 votes

gheereaguar, n. A pigment made of wagron and used to paint certain precious 
stones.
cobbled from quotations in the OED. 6
Linda: 1
David: 1 point
Nick: Why paint the stones if they're precious?
J-J: Seems the least improbable.  Two points, despite the fact that I can't 
figure out why you'd want to paint precious stones.
Jim: 1 point
Josh: 1 vote

gheereaguar, n. 1. A knob fashioned to make a clicking sound when turned, but 
which is not connected to anything. 2. A false adjustment knob, meant to give 
a sense of environmental control to those who have none.
by Fran. 2
Linda: And those knob things are sometimes called panic buttons or do-
nothings---various forms, like wheels and cranks.
Nick: I know I've seen this sort of thing described (I recall a story about 
non-functional elevator buttons), but I don't think this was the word.
MyS: 1
J-J: A friend of mine worked for a high-end audio company during a time when 
the classy high-end audio components used pushbutton switches that 
activated relays for the actual switching, and there was therefore a 
mild mechanical "clunk" whenever you pressed a button. The product that 
he worked on used electronic switching, but due to the customer demand 
for this particular user experience, he designed in a single relay 
(connected to nothing) that the microprocessor would activate whenever 
any button was pressed.  One point, in honor of my friend Squint.

gheeraguar, n. The tiger butter used for pancakes in "Little Black Sambo".
by Melissa. 1
Eric: Exactly what I was thinking! One point.
Linda: I believe the tiger butter in Little Black Sambo was merely ghee.
Nick: Not sure what "Little Black Sambo" is, but passing on ghee.
J-J: Ghee and jaguar.  And misspelled.

gheereaguar, n. On a ship, a lucky cat (typically employed as a ratter).
by Nick. 1
Ranjit: 1 pt
J-J: Jaguar.

Jim 1

Josh 1

Gheereaguar, n. India's answer to Nutella: a mixture of buttery ghee, carob, 
ground nutmeats, and guar gum. Delicious on crackers, bread, and toast.
1 small pointed instrument
by Linda. 0
Nick: I question the deliciousness of this...
J-J: Ghee and guar.

gheereaguar, n. The butter-stealing wild cat of northwest India. Also called 
"bagarbilla".
by Ranjit. 0
Nick: Hah.
J-J: Ghee and jaguar.

joke def: (n) large predatory feline made of clarified butter. Mostly feeds
on cooked crustaceans and shellfish. Delicious.
by Fran.
J-J: Ghee and jaguar again.

Pierre
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