单词 | shag foal |
释义 | > as lemmasshag foal shag foal n. dialect (a) ‘a foal with its first year's coat on’ ( N.W. Linc. Gloss. 1877); (b) a hobgoblin (see quots. 1847, 18561). ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > imp, goblin, or hobgoblin > in form of animal barghest1732 padfoot1736 shag foal1847 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Shag-foal, a sort of ghost or spectre, which under this appearance is thought by the common people to haunt different parts of the county. Linc. 1856 P. Thompson Hist. & Antiq. Boston, Lincoln 722 Shag-foal, a hobgoblin in the shape of a small rough horse. 1856 P. Thompson Hist. & Antiq. Boston, Lincoln 736. < as lemmas |
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