"shag-boy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shag-boys [plural]
Etymology: From hogboy, from Old Norse haugr (“cairn; mound”) + bui (“dweller; tennant”). Cognate with Scots hogboon and Old Norse haugbúi. Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|-}} Old Norse, {{af|non|haugr|bui|nocat=1|t1=cairn; mound|t2=dweller; tennant}} haugr (“cairn; mound”) + bui (“dweller; tennant”), {{cog|sco|hogboon}} Scots hogboon, {{cog|non|haugbúi}} Old Norse haugbúi Head templates: {{en-noun}} shag-boy (plural shag-boys)
  1. (Lincolnshire) A ghost or goblin. Categories (topical): Mythological creatures Synonyms: shag-foal

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