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Scarecrow

Scarecrow Meaning & Definition
Scarecrow Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Scarecrow?

[n] an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

Synonyms | Synonyms for Scarecrow: bird-scarer | scarer | strawman

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See Also | effigy | image | simulacrum

Scarecrow In Webster's Dictionary

\Scare"crow`\, n. 1. Anything set up to frighten crows or other birds from cornfields; hence, anything terifying without danger. A scarecrow set to frighten fools away. --Dryden. 2. A person clad in rags and tatters. No eye hath seen such scarecrows. I'll not march with them through Coventry, that's flat. --Shak. 3. (Zo["o]l.) The black tern. [Prov. Eng.]

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