"boggard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boggards [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain, but likely from Lancashire, Yorkshire etc dialectal variants of bug (“goblin; terrifying thing; etc.”), equivalent to bog + -ard. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{m|en|bug||goblin; terrifying thing; etc.}} bug (“goblin; terrifying thing; etc.”), {{compound|en|bog|-ard}} bog + -ard Head templates: {{en-noun}} boggard (plural boggards)
  1. (UK dialectal) A bogey: a ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature, especially a small local spirit haunting gloomy places or the scenes of violence. Tags: UK, dialectal Synonyms (hostile supernatural creature): goblin
    Sense id: en-boggard-en-noun-xkDWRMXQ Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'hostile supernatural creature': 93 5 2
  2. (figuratively) A bugbear: any terrifying thing. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-boggard-en-noun-i8TbJ2Nw
  3. (obsolete) Any real or imagined thing which prompts a horse to boggle (take fright). Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-boggard-en-noun-rhbfY7er
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: boggart, buggard, baggard [obsolete] Derived forms: frayboggard (english: scarecrow)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: boggards [plural]
Etymology: bog (“latrine; outhouse”) + -ard Etymology templates: {{af|en|bog|-ard|t1=latrine; outhouse}} bog (“latrine; outhouse”) + -ard Head templates: {{en-noun}} boggard (plural boggards)
  1. (obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Buildings, Rooms Synonyms: bogard, boggards, bathroom
    Sense id: en-boggard-en-noun-D9AmRojQ Disambiguation of Buildings: 7 8 9 76 Disambiguation of Rooms: 9 10 13 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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