gallicrow

English

Alternative forms

• gally-crow, gallycrow

Etymology

From gally (“to frighten”) +‎ crow.

Noun

gallicrow (plural gallicrows)

1. (West Country, Dorset) A scarecrow.
   • 1878, Thomas Hardy, “The Custom of the Country”, in The Return of the Native:

     "And what ghastly gallicrow might the poor fellow have been like, Master Fairway?" asked the turf-cutter.

Synonyms

• gallybagger; See also Thesaurus:scarecrow