"fachan" meaning in English

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          "ref": "(Can we date this quote?), RuneQuest Monsters, Mongoose Publishing, →ISBN, page 63:",
          "text": "A fachan is a large, fierce monstrosity that is as dangerous as it is strange. A fachan has one eye in the middle of its forehead, a single arm in the middle of its chest and one leg supporting it from underneath. The fachan's[…]",
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          "ref": "2020 April 27, Nao Wakasa, The Extraordinary, the Ordinary, and SOAP! Volume 1, J-Novel Club, →ISBN:",
          "text": "\"I can handle a fachan on my own,” Sir Celes said. “Don't worry, my regiment is...” “My father...” It felt so cold all of a sudden. Like a cloud had covered the sun. A fachan. A horrible, one-eyed giant. A terrifying monster that had taken something[…]",
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        "A giant in Irish and Scottish folklore, which has one central leg, one hand protruding from its chest, and one eye."
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        "(folklore and now also fantasy) A giant in Irish and Scottish folklore, which has one central leg, one hand protruding from its chest, and one eye."
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