Scaredeer

//ˈskɛəˌdɪə// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of deer scarer.

    "At the edge of the outdoor bath, he could hear the bamboo scaredeer repeatedly fill up with water, and make its signature ponk!"

  2. 2
    Any effigy similar to a scarecrow used to ward off deer.

    "One of my more creative friends built a scaredeer — a scary version of a scarecrow with a real deer skull. She said it didn’t work, however. Scarecrows rarely work for deer."

Synonyms

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deer scarer

Example

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"At the edge of the outdoor bath, he could hear the bamboo scaredeer repeatedly fill up with water, and make its signature ponk!"

Etymology

Calque of Japanese 鹿威し (shishiodoshi), modelled on scarecrow, equivalent to scare + deer.

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