gallicrow en · NOUN
Etymology
From gally (“to frighten”) + crow.
Meanings
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(West-Country, qualifier:Dorset) A scarecrow.
"And what ghastly gallicrow might the poor fellow have been like, Master Fairway?" asked the turf-cutter.
1878, Thomas Hardy, “The Custom of the Country”, in The Return of the Native:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gally-crow | alternative | lexicographic | |
| gallicrows | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| gallycrow | alternative | lexicographic |