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- Japanese · calque of鹿威し
- English todaydeer scarer
Calque of Japanese 鹿威し (shishiodoshi)
Words from the same roots
Japanese鹿威し all →
scaredeer
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
deer scarer
Today it means: A traditional device found in Japanese gardens, composed of a bamboo tube that when filled with water revolves to empty and makes a clanking sound Full definition →
Japanese 鹿威し