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scarecrow noun

  /ˈskɛəkɹəʊ/ , /ˈskɛɚˌkɹoʊ/
  • An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there. [from 1530s]
  • (by extension, derogatory) A person regarded as resembling a scarecrow (sense 1) in some way; especially, a tall, thin, awkward person; or a person wearing ragged and tattered clothes.
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