About The Word Scarecrow
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Scarecrow
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Scarecrow: 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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