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vogelverschrikker — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • scarecrow noun A figure made to look human, dressed in old clothes and set up in a field to frighten birds away from crops.

Senses

vogelverschrikker is used for these senses in English:

  • scarecrow 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. [from 1530s]

scarecrow — full definition

  1. noun A figure made to look human, dressed in old clothes and set up in a field to frighten birds away from crops.
  2. noun A very thin, awkward, or raggedly dressed person.
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