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fachans

fachans is the plural of fachan.

Meaning of fachan

Noun

fachan (plural fachans)

  1. (also) A giant in Irish and Scottish folklore, which has one central leg, one hand protruding from its chest, and one eye.
    • A fachan is a large, fierce monstrosity that is as dangerous as it is strange. A fachan has one eye in the middle of its forehead, a single arm in the middle of its chest and one leg supporting it from underneath. The fachan's[…](Can we date this quote?), RuneQuest Monsters, Mongoose Publishing, →ISBN, page 63

Questions about fachans

What is fachans the plural of?
Fachans is the plural of fachan.

Words near fachans in the dictionary

  1. facey
  2. Facey B
  3. Faceys
  4. Fach
  5. fachan
  6. fachans
  7. fachidiot
  8. fachidiots
  9. Fachtna Fáthach
  10. facia
  11. FaCIAbook

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