SCARECROW


Meaning of SCARECROW in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsker-ˌkrō ]

noun

Date: 1573

1.

a. : an object usually suggesting a human figure that is set up to frighten birds away from crops

b. : something frightening but harmless

2. : a skinny or ragged person

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.