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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.

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.

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.