Meaning

1 senses

  1. A ghost or goblin.

Origin

From hogboy, from Old Norse haugr (“cairn; mound”) + bui (“dweller; tennant”). Cognate wit

From hogboy, from Old Norse haugr (“cairn; mound”) + bui (“dweller; tennant”). Cognate with Scots hogboon and Old Norse haugbúi.

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Forms

plural: shag-boys
Singularshag-boy
Pluralshag-boys

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
shag-foal

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
shaftshagshaggyshahshahadashakeB1

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