noun 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. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
noun 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.
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noun Synonym of crow scarer (“a farmhand employed to scare birds from the fields”).
noun Anything that appears terrifying but presents no danger; a paper tiger. Military equipment or tactics used to scare and deter rather than cause actual damage.
noun Anything that appears terrifying but presents no danger; a paper tiger.
noun Military equipment or tactics used to scare and deter rather than cause actual damage.
noun The black tern (Chlidonias niger). The hooded crow (Corvus cornix).