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scarecrow(noun) An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds. Synonyms: straw manUsage: She was determined, therefore, to contrive as lifelike a scarecrow as ever was seen … so that it should begin its sentinel's duty that very morning.
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Word of the Day ? scarecrow Definition: (noun) An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds. Synonyms: straw man Usage: She was determined, therefore, to contrive as lifelike a scarecrow as ever was seen … so that it should begin its sentinel's duty that very morning.
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scarecrow
noun an object made to resemble a human figure, set up to scare birds away from a field where crops are growing. INFORMAL a person who is very badly dressed, odd-looking, or thin. "a gaunt little scarecrow in threadbare workhouse clothes" ARCHAIC an object of baseless fear.
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According to the Wildlife Act, 1976, a person shall not use as a scarecrow any live bird which is tethered. Further to it, according to Wild Birds Protection Act, 1930, every person who uses as a scarecrow any live bird which is tethered, is guilty of an offence and will be liable on a summary conviction thereof to a penalty not exceeding five pounds or at the discretion of the Court to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding fourteen days.
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Daemon wrote:scarecrow(noun) An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds. Synonyms: straw manUsage: She was determined, therefore, to contrive as lifelike a scarecrow as ever was seen … so that it should begin its sentinel's duty that very morning. ……. The sole elementary school in this rural area had made one scarecrow , from each classroom , to give away to the local farmers.
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When my sister was a kid (child), she had a kid (baby goat). It used to get upset if it was left alone, so my sister made a scarecrow & sat it in the rocking chair on the verandah. She tied one end of a rope to the rocking chair & put the other end through her bedroom window. Whenever the kid started to bleat because it was left alone, my sister tugged the rope from her bed. It worked! When the scarecrow in the rocking chair started rocking, the kid shut up because it thought someone was there.
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The man that is moving and alive but just made of straw - a rich theme for literature, film, TV.
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