CHICHEVACHE

Meaning of CHICHEVACHE in English

[Folklore] A fabulous monster who lives only on good women, and was hence all skin and bone, because its food was so extremely scarce. It is the anti-type to Bicorn. Chaucer introduced the word from the French chichifache (thin or ugly face) into chichevache (lean or meagre-looking cow).

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary. Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии. 2012

CHICHEVACHE — (n.) A fabulous cow of enormous size, whose food was patient wives, and which was therefore in very lean condition.
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CHICHEVACHE — ( n. ) A fabulous cow of enormous size, whose food was patient wives, and which was therefore in very …
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CHICHEVACHE — noun a fabulous cow of enormous size, whose food was patient wives, and which was therefore in very lean condition.
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