noun
Meaning 1
A farmhand employed to scare birds from the fields.
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noun
A farmhand employed to scare birds from the fields.
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noun
Synonym of scarecrow (“an effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there”).
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noun
A type of firecracker used by farmers to scare crows and other birds.
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Usage: UK
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