"worricow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: worricows [plural]
Etymology: From worry (“to harass”) + cow. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|worry|cow|t1=to harass}} worry (“to harass”) + cow Head templates: {{en-noun}} worricow (plural worricows)
  1. (Scotland) An imp or hobgoblin. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-worricow-en-noun-6odgqDPm Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 64 36 Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 64 36
  2. (Scotland) Anything frightful or grotesque. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-worricow-en-noun-P9xnA84s Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wirricow

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