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scarecrow

scare·crow

scarecrow · scarecrows

опудало, потороча

чучело, пугало, страшила, страшило

Vogelscheuche

An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a…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.

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UK/ˈskɛəkɹəʊ/US/ˈskɛɚˌkɹoʊ/

» There were several scarecrows in the field.

Значення

значень: 7

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.
Vogelscheuche
чу́челоčúčelo, пу́галоpúgalo, страши́лоstrašílo
опу́далоopúdalo, поторо́чаpotoróča
(ширше, зневажливе)A person or animal regarded as resembling a scarecrow (sense 1) in some way; especially, a tall, thin, awkward person; or a person wearing ragged and tattered clothes.
(застаріле)Synonym of crow scarer (“a farmhand employed to scare birds from the fields”).
(переносно)Anything that appears terrifying but presents no danger; a paper tiger.
(переносно, історичне)Military equipment or tactics used to scare and deter rather than cause actual damage.
(Британія, діалектне, застаріле)The black tern (Chlidonias niger).
(Британія, діалектне, застаріле)The hooded crow (Corvus cornix).

Ще визначення

an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

Приклади

речень: 16

There were several scarecrows in the field.
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It looks like a scarecrow.
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Dmitri added a scarecrow to the field.
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The birds use the scarecrow as a perch.
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The birds quickly became accustomed to the stuffed scarecrow.
ruПтицы быстро привыкли к набитому чучелу.
deDie Vögel gewöhnten sich schnell an die ausgestopfte Vogelscheuche.
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Переклади

мов: 9

Українська

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effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there:

Русский

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effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there:

Deutsch

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effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there:

Походження

The noun is derived from scare (“to frighten, startle, terrify”) + crow (“bird of the genu

The noun is derived from scare (“to frighten, startle, terrify”) + crow (“bird of the genus Corvus”). The word displaced other terms such as bogle (now dialectal, dated), sewel or shewel, and shoy-hoy (perhaps imitative of the cry of crows).

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