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Definition of scarecrow noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

scarecrow

noun

/ˈskeəkrəʊ/

/ˈskerkrəʊ/

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a figure made to look like a person, that is dressed in old clothes and put in a field to frighten birds awayTopics Farmingc2

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