worricow
A Scottish dialectal word for a frightening creature — originally an imp, goblin, or bogey from folklore, extended to describe anything grotesque or alarming in appearance.
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A Scottish dialectal word for a frightening creature — originally an imp, goblin, or bogey from folklore, extended to describe anything grotesque or alarming in appearance. Occasionally applied to a person who looks wild or unsettling. Rare outside historical and dialectal texts.
The old scarecrow in the field looked like something from a worricow tale.
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(Scotland) Anything frightful or grotesque.
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(Scotland) An imp or hobgoblin.
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