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gallicrow

noun

Etymology

From gally (“to frighten”) + crow.

  1. inherited from crowe
  2. derived from *gerh₂-✻
  3. inherited from *krēaną✻
  4. inherited from *krāan✻
  5. inherited from crāwan
  6. inherited from crowen
  7. compounded as gallicrow — “gally + crow”

Definitions

  1. A scarecrow.

    • "And what ghastly gallicrow might the poor fellow have been like, Master Fairway?" asked the turf-cutter.

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