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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An imp or hobgoblin. Scotland

   "Hout, na! it canna be our commander Monſieur de Champignon, running about in the dark like a worricow!"

2. 2
   Anything frightful or grotesque. Scotland

Example

More examples

"Hout, na! it canna be our commander Monſieur de Champignon, running about in the dark like a worricow!"

Etymology

From worry (“to harass”) + cow.

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