Meaning of scare-the-birds | Babel Free
Definitions
A scarecrow.
Examples
“Miss⟳ Padsoe looked very fragile and old, more like⟳ a scare-the-birds than a woman as she carefully wrapped a mothy old bit of fur round her thin neck, and Miss⟳ Baker wondered if she ought to come⟳ out in this bitter cold, and said as much.”
“A black wooden toy windmill on a stick⟳ meant for a scare-the-birds was warped and immovable.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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