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worricow

worricow noun: an imp or hobgoblin.

Noun

worricow (plural worricows)

  1. (Scotland) An imp or hobgoblin.
    • Hout, na! it canna be our commander Monſieur de Champignon, running about in the dark like a worricow!1757, [Tobias Smollett], The Reprisal: Or, The Tars of Old England. […], London: […] R[oberts] Baldwin, […], →OCLC, Act II, scene i, page 26
  2. (Scotland) Anything frightful or grotesque.

Forms of worricow

pluralworricows
alternative formwirricow

Origin of worricow

From worry (“to harass”) + cow.

Questions about worricow

What does worricow mean?
Worricow means an imp or hobgoblin.
What part of speech is worricow?
Worricow is a noun.
What is the plural of worricow?
The plural of worricow is worricows.

Words near worricow in the dictionary

  1. worret
  2. worreted
  3. worreting
  4. worrets
  5. worriable
  6. worricow
  7. worricows
  8. worried
  9. worried along
  10. worried back
  11. worried down

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