Meaning of sewel | Babel Free

Definitions

A scarecrow, generally made of feathers tied to a string, hung up to prevent deer from breaking into a place.

Examples

“Their sewels are made by tying a tassel of birch rind , formed like the wing of a paper kite , to the small end of a slight stick , about six feet in length. These sticks are pricked into the ground about ten or a dozen yards apart”

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