scarern.

Brit.

/ˈskɛːrə/, U.S.

/ˈskɛ(ə)rər/

Etymology: < scare v. + -er suffix¹.

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.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scarer
释义	scarern. Brit. /ˈskɛːrə/, U.S. /ˈskɛ(ə)rər/ Etymology: < scare v. + -er suffix¹. 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1741
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