gallicrow

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gallicrow

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From gally (“to frighten”) + crow.

noun gallicrows · gally-crow · gallycrow

West Country A scarecrow. "And what ghastly gallicrow might the poor fellow have been like, Master Fairway?" asked the turf-cutter.
Similar: gallybagger

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@misc{gallicrow_2026,
  title = {gallicrow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gallicrow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}