Fachan

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A giant in Irish and Scottish folklore, which has one central leg, one hand protruding from its chest, and one eye. also

    "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[…]"

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"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[…]"

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