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Noun: scarecrow  'skehr,krow
  1. An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
    - straw man, strawman, bird-scarer, scarer

Derived forms: scarecrows

Type of: effigy, image, simulacrum

Encyclopedia: Scarecrow