boggard

n. [英国方言] = bogle

词形变化

boggards 复数

别名

boggart buggard baggard bogard boggards

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A bogey: a ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature, especially a small local spirit haunting gloomy places or the scenes of violence.

    英国 方言 宗教 神话 哲学
  2. 2.

    A bugbear: any terrifying thing.

    比喻

    Hell is but a boggarde to scarre children.

  3. 3.

    Any real or imagined thing which prompts a horse to boggle (take fright).

    废旧
  4. 1.

    An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

    废旧

词源

Uncertain, but likely from Lancashire, Yorkshire etc dialectal variants of bug (“goblin; terrifying thing; etc.”), equivalent to bog + -ard.

来源：wiktionary