Crowkeeper

Crowkeeper
Crowkeeper Crow"keep`er (-k?p`?r), n. A person employed to scare off crows; hence, a scarecrow. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Scaring the ladies like a crowkeeper. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • crowkeeper — noun Date: 1562 dialect England a person employed to scare off crows …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • crowkeeper — noun a) A person employed to scare of crows. b) A scarecrow …   Wiktionary

  • crowkeeper — n. one who is employed to scare off crows; scarecrow …   English contemporary dictionary

  • crowkeeper — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun now dialect England : a person employed to scare off crows …   Useful english dictionary

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