- crowkeeper
- noun Date: 1562 dialect England a person employed to scare off crows
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crowkeeper
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Crowkeeper — Crow keep er ( k?p ?r), n. A person employed to scare off crows; hence, a scarecrow. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Scaring the ladies like a crowkeeper. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crowkeeper — noun a) A person employed to scare of crows. b) A scarecrow … Wiktionary
crowkeeper — n. one who is employed to scare off crows; scarecrow … English contemporary dictionary
crowkeeper — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun now dialect England : a person employed to scare off crows … Useful english dictionary
Handle — Han dle (h[a^]n d l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handled} ( d ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Handling} ( dl[i^]ng).] [OE. handlen, AS. handlian; akin to D. handelen to trade, G. handeln. See {Hand}.] 1. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Handled — Handle Han dle (h[a^]n d l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handled} ( d ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Handling} ( dl[i^]ng).] [OE. handlen, AS. handlian; akin to D. handelen to trade, G. handeln. See {Hand}.] 1. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Handling — Handle Han dle (h[a^]n d l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handled} ( d ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Handling} ( dl[i^]ng).] [OE. handlen, AS. handlian; akin to D. handelen to trade, G. handeln. See {Hand}.] 1. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To handle without gloves — Handle Han dle (h[a^]n d l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handled} ( d ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Handling} ( dl[i^]ng).] [OE. handlen, AS. handlian; akin to D. handelen to trade, G. handeln. See {Hand}.] 1. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
