scarecrow en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈskɛɚˌkɹoʊ/ (General-American)
- /ˈskɛəkɹəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
The noun is derived from scare (“to frighten, startle, terrify”) + crow (“bird of the genus Corvus”). The word displaced other terms such as bogle (now dialectal, dated), sewel or shewel, and shoy-hoy (perhaps imitative of the cry of crows). The verb is derived from the noun.
Meanings
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An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there.
Priapus was frequently represented sculpturally, as a kind of scarecrow among the fields and even as a protection over graveyards.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 198:VVots thou vvho's returnd, / The unthrift Bonvile, ragged as a ſcarre-crovv, / The VVarres have gnavv'd his garments to the skinne: […]
1637, Thomas Heywood, The Royall King, and the Loyall Subject. […], London: […] Nich[olas] and John Okes, for James Becket, […], →OCLC, Act III, signature E4, verso:The things which he had to put on were so old and ragged that they would scarce hold together; and they were so dirty that no ragamuffin of the street would have picked them out of the gutter; no scarecrow in the fields ever had such clothes.
1887, Walter Besant, “Of Jack’s Escape”, in The World Went Very Well Then […], volume II, London: Chatto & Windus, […], →OCLC, page 143:[W]e ſet him [the Devil] up like a Scare-Crovv to fright Children and old VVomen, to fill up old Stories, make Songs and Ballads, and in a VVord, carry on the lovv priz'd Buffoonry of the common People; […]
1726, [Daniel Defoe], “Of the Manner of Satan’s Acting and Carrying on His Affairs in This World, and Particularly of His Ordinary Workings in the Dark, by Possession and Agitation”, in The Political History of the Devil, as well Ancient as Modern: […], London: […] T. Warner, […], →OCLC, part II (Of the Modern History of the Devil), page 222:
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(broadly, derogatory) A person or animal regarded as resembling a scarecrow (sense 1) in some way; especially, a tall, thin, awkward person; or a person wearing ragged and tattered clothes.
No eye hath ſeene ſuch skarcrovves. Ile not march vvith them through Couentry vvith them, thats flat: […]
c. 1597 (date written), [William Shakespeare], The History of Henrie the Fourth; […], quarto edition, London: […] P[eter] S[hort] for Andrew Wise, […], published 1598, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii]:The ſeely man ſeeing him ryde ſo ranck, / And ayme at him, fell flatt to ground for feare, / And crying Mercy loud, his pitious handes gan reare. // Thereat the Scarcrovv vvexed vvondrous provvd, / Through fortune of his firſt aduenture fayre, / And vvith big thundring voice reuyld him lovvd; […]
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto III”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, , stanzas 6–7, page 220:Many of the palki gāris used as hack cabs in Calcutta and other large towns, owned by speculators who know nothing of their business, including liquor-sellers, table-servants, and even priestesses of Venus retired from business, are drawn by scarecrows that recall in a reduced and shadowy form the outlines of Bewick's grim woodcut,—"Waiting for death." But the mercy of death is denied to them.
1891, John Lockwood Kipling, Beast and Man in India, page 214:So, a true Souldier, / He is his Countreys ſtrength, his Soueraignes ſafety, / And to ſecure his peace, he makes himſelfe / The heyre of danger, nay the ſubiect of it, / And runnes thoſe vertuous hazards, that this Scarre-crovv / Cannot endure to heare of.
1625 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, The Staple of Newes. […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Robert Allot […], published 1631, →OCLC, Act IV, scene iv, page 61:'Why, my friend,' he said, stopping to contemplate the scarecrow, 'where hast thou gotten these rags and this wound?' 'I have escaped, sir, from a French prison, and have received a hurt on the forehead.'
1887, Walter Besant, “How Jack Came Home Again”, in The World Went Very Well Then […], volume I, London: Chatto & Windus, […], →OCLC, page 246:In opposition to this society, there sprung up another composed of scarecrows and skeletons, who, being very meagre and envious, did all they could to thwart the designs of their bulky brethren, whom they represented as men of dangerous principles; […]
1711 March 20 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison], “FRIDAY, March 10, 1710–1711”, in The Spectator, number 9; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume I, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC, page 124:Obedient to this summons there ranged themselves in front of the schoolmaster's desk, half-a-dozen scarecrows, out at knees and elbows, one of whom placed a torn and filthy book beneath his learned eye.
1838 March – 1839 October, Charles Dickens, “Of the Internal Economy of Dotheboys Hall”, in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1839, →OCLC, page 69:A Conſultation vvas novv entered into, hovv to proceed in order to diſcover the Mother. A Scrutiny vvas firſt made into the Characters of the female Servants of the Houſe, vvho vvere all acquitted by Mrs. VVilkins, and vvith apparent Merit; for ſhe had collected them herſelf, and perhaps it vvould be difficult to find ſuch another Set of Scarecrovvs.
1749, Henry Fielding, “The Reader's Neck Brought into Danger by a Description, His Escape, and the Great Condescension of Miss Bridget Allworthy”, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume I, London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book I, pages 21–22:
- (dated) Synonym of crow scarer (“a farmhand employed to scare birds from the fields”).
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(figuratively) Anything that appears terrifying but presents no danger; a paper tiger.
A ſcarecrow, ſet to frighten fools away; / Marriage has joys; and you ſhall have aſſay.
a. 1701 (date written), John Dryden, “Daphnis. From the Twenty-seventh Idyllium of Theocritus.”, in The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, […], volume II, London: […] J[acob] and R[ichard] Tonson, […], published 1760, →OCLC, page 422:VVith ſcoffes and ſcornes, and contumelious taunts, In open Market-place produc't they me, To be a publique ſpectacle to all: Here, ſayd they, is the Terror of the French, The Scar-Crovv that affrights our Children ſo.
1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene vi], page 100, column 1:The greateſt burden in the vvorld is ſuperſtition; not onely of Ceremonies in the Church, but of imaginary and ſcarcrovv ſins at home.
1644, J[ohn] M[ilton], “To the Parlament of England, with the Assembly”, in The Doctrine or Discipline of Divorce: […], 2nd edition, London: [s.n.], →OCLC:The Canada West Foundation dismisses these concerns as "political scarecrows"; fearsome at first glance but irrelevant on closer examination. Unfortunately the problems of an elected Senate cannot be dismissed so easily.
1983, Saskatchewan Law Review, volume 48, Saskatoon, Sask.: College of Law, University of Saskatchewan, →OCLC, page 114:
- (figuratively, historical, qualifier:World War II) Military equipment or tactics used to scare and deter rather than cause actual damage.
- (UK, dialectal, obsolete) The black tern (Chlidonias niger).
- (UK, dialectal, obsolete) The hooded crow (Corvus cornix).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| skarcrow | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| scare-crow | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| scarecrows | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
scarecrowlike · scarecrowish · scarecrowy
Hypernyms
artifact · object of fear · effigy
Hyponyms
scare-bullfinch · moggy · scaregoose · straw man
Relateds
Synonyms
frayboggard · scarecrow · potato-bogle · gallybagger · crow scarer · beanpole · mammet · scare-the-birds · crowkeeper · bird-scarer · gallicrow · malkin · crow scarer · scare-beggar
Translations (186)
mk пла́шило (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · lo ຫຸ່ນໄລ່ກາ (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · sl ptičje strašilo (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · sh strȁšilo (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · wa noret (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · lt kaliausė (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · kn ಬೆರ್ಚಪ್ಪ (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · km ចំឡោង (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · acw فَزَّاعَة (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · cy bwbach brain (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · gd bodach-starraig (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ja 僧都 (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ml നോക്കുകുത്തി (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ky карачкы (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · fi variksenpelätin (tall, thin, awkward person) · mrc chiyer thʼer (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ta சோளக்கொல்லைப்பொம்மை (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · it spauracchio (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · hi बिजूका (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · tr korkuluk (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ky каракчы (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · km ទីងមោង (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · cmn 稻草人 (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · nn fugleskremsle (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · sco craw-bogle (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · be пу́дзіла (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · fr épouvantail (tall, thin, awkward person) · cy bwbach (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ga fear bréige (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · io terorigilo (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · af strooipop (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ms orang-orang (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · gd bodach-ròcais (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · sv fågelskrämma (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · lv biedēklis (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · la terricula (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · hy խրտվիլակ (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · sh plȁšilo (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · kmr reşkê bûstanan (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ja スケアクロウ (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · kn ಬೆಚ್ಚು (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · my စာချောက်ရုပ် (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · nl vogelverschrikker (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ca espantaocells (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · es espantapájaros (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ka საფრთხობელა (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ckv pasnawa (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · tr oyuk (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · vi bù nhìn (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · io ucel-terorigilo (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · fi variksenpelätin (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · nb fugleskremsel (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · pdt Goadengrul (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · nl vogelschrik (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · br spontailh (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · it spilungone (tall, thin, awkward person) · fi variksenpelätti (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ar فَزَّاعَة (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · it spilungona (tall, thin, awkward person) · pl strach (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · tr bostan korkuluğu (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · la formīdo avium (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ga fear falsa (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · tl alay-ay (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · sh стра̏шило (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · sco bogle (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ru страши́ла (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · fr épouvantail (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ca espantall (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · tl balyan (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · kn ಬೆದರುಗೊಂಬೆ (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · fa-ira مَتَرْسَک (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · su bebegig (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · km តាដុង (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · de Vogelscheuche (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · uk опу́дало (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · yue 稻草人 (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · hu madárijesztő (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ko 허수아비 (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · oc espaurugal (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · br spontailh-brini (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · bn কাকতাড়ুয়া (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · sk strašiak (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · te వెరబొమ్మ (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · af voëlverskrikker (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · et hernehirmutis (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ru чу́чело (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · cs strašák (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · fi variksenpelätin (person wearing ragged and tattered clothes) · ru страши́ло (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · sl strašilo (tall, thin, awkward person) · ja 案山子 (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · sl strašilo (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · gd bodach-fhaoileag (Scalpay) (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · tk garakçy (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · is fuglahræða (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · mk стра́шило (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ru пу́галище (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · unm nuthakakàn (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · th หุ่นไล่กา (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · id orang-orangan (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · sq dordolec (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · az müqəvva (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · te దిష్టిబొమ్మ (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · cmn 骨瘦如柴的人 (tall, thin, awkward person) · ro momâie (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · fi linnunpelätti (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · sdh داوِڵ (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · kmr mamik (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ro sperietoare (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · cy bwgan brain (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · eu txorimalo (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · tl espantaho (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · br bouga (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · pl strach na wróble (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · es espantajo (tall, thin, awkward person) · ta சோளக்காட்டுபொம்மை (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · sq rone (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · gl espantallo (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · pa ਡਰੋਣਾ (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · el σκιάχτρο (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · cv катемпи (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · mrw parayong (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · csb strôszk (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · nn fugleskremsel (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · arz خيال مآتة (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · sq vovë (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · vi bẹo chim (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · la terriculum avium (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ba ҡарасҡы (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · mn мануухай (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ood vaṣai gakidagĭ odham (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · vi bồ nhìn (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · fi variksenpelätin (person regarded as resembling a scarecrow in some way) · eo ĉifonfiguro (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · lld spantedl (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ca espantapardals (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · sh пла̏шило (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · gu ચાડિયો (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · pdt Hieezhgrul (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · bg плаши́ло (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ta சொக்கன் (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · it spaventapasseri (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · hi धड़खा (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · he דַּחְלִיל (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · fi linnunpelätin (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · sco tattie-bogle (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · sco tattie-boodie (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · uk поторо́ча (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · da fugleskræmsel (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · kn ಗುಮ್ಮ (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · nn fugleskremme (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · eu arranpalo (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · uz qoʻriqchi (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · vi mặt mả (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ta வெருளி (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ja 鹿威し (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · eo birdotimigilo (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · az oyuq (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · alt ӱркӱткиш (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · te దృష్టిబొమ్మ (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · tg хӯса (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ckb داھۆڵ (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · bg чу́чело (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · gsw Gehuuri (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · az qorxuluq (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · izh variksiinvahti (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · pt espantalho (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · es espantajo (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · kn ಬೆಚ್ಚಿಗ (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · as চৌ (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · lt baidyklė (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · id penakut burung (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · id orang-orangan sawah (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · myv тандавкс (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · tt карачкы (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ru пу́гало (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ca babarota (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · he דַּחְלִיל (tall, thin, awkward person) · fi pelottelutaktiikka (military equipment or tactics used to scare and deter rather than cause actual damage) · rm spaventegl (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · ug قارانچۇق (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · eu txori-izugarri (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · lv putnubiedēklis (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · kk қарақшы (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) · st setshosa (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)