| 单词 | bird-scarer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbird-scarer One who or something which scares; spec. (usually as bird-scarer) a person or thing (other than a traditional scarecrow) for frightening birds away from crops. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > [noun] > one who or that which inspires fear eyeeOE awea1325 dreadc1400 hideousc1420 scare1530 fear1535 fray-buga1555 dismayer1591 frightment1607 frighter?1611 affrighter1612 frightful1727 scarer1741 scare-sinner1765 scare-christian1772 scare-beggar1806 redoubtable1808 scare sleep1817 frightener1841 scare-bear1843 scare-bullfinch1849 scare-goose1887 ogreism1902 the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing physical symptoms > [noun] > scarecrow or device for scaring birds buga1425 scarlec1440 scare1530 blencher1531 shail1531 fray-boggard1535 malkinc1565 clacket1594 bogle-bo1603 scarecrow1606 blinks1611 clap-mill1613 shaw-fowl1621 dudman1670 hobidy-booby?1710 cherry-clapper1763 flay-crake1788 potato-bogle1815 cherry-clack1824 feather-piea1825 flay-crow1824 gally-baggar1825 gally-crow1825 bogle1830 deadman1839 hodmandod1881 scarer1930 the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > [noun] > driving away birds > bird-scarer crow-keeper1562 field keeper1620 bird-boy1786 crow-herd1805 bird-minder1828 crow-minder1837 rook-boy1856 crow-boy1868 tenting-lad1877 tent-boy1888 tending boy1898 scarer1930 1741 S. Richardson Pamela (ed. 2) I. Introd. p. xxx Till the Ghost of Lady Davers, drawing open the Curtains, scares the Scarer. 1820 Examiner No. 621. 154/1 Like a scarer away of birds from the grapes. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. v. 45 To a old bird like myself these are scarers. 1879 T. H. S. Escott England I. 299 When he commences life as an agricultural labourer, it will probably be, not in the capacity of scarer—bird-scaring is now generally done by inanimate scarecrows. 1930 H. H. Thomas Pop. Gardening Ann. 24 A good cheap scarer on the market is obtainable in the shape of a black cat's head. 1953 R. Godden Kingfishers catch Fire xiii. 157 The bird-scarers had come to watch over the cherry crop. 1961 Times 7 Jan. 8/6 I could not make out whether the contents were a bird-scarer or a child's rattle. 1971 Country Life 16 Sept. 682/1 We were much troubled by an explosive bird-scarer in a field of barley adjoining our house. < as lemmas |
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