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Definition of "worricow" [worricow]

  • A hobgoblin; the devil. (noun)
  • Any frightful object; an ugly, awkward-looking person; a fright; a bugbear; a scarecrow. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "worricow" in a sentence
  • "'I fell out with a loon there, one of those Janissaries that gang hectoring aboot as though the world were not gude enough for them, and if I hadna made the best of my way out of the toon, my pow wad be a worricow on the wa's of the tower.'"
  • "'My leddy never bade ye run off mair like a wild worricow than a general officer's daughter, Miss Mysie."