Meanings
noungallicrow (plural gallicrows)
plural gallicrows · alternative gally-crow · alternative gallycrow
- West CountryDorsetA scarecrow.
"And what ghastly gallicrow might the poor fellow have been like, Master Fairway?" asked the turf-cutter.
1878, Thomas Hardy, “The Custom of the Country”, in The Return of the NativeSynonyms: gallybagger
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA scarecrow.
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Origin
From gally (“to frighten”) + crow.
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gallicrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallicrow
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