English Explanatory Dictionary

boggard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bogey: a ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature, especially a small local spirit haunting gloomy places or the scenes of violence.
  2. A bugbear: any terrifying thing.
  3. Any real or imagined thing which prompts a horse to boggle (take fright).
noun
  1. An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

Word forms

boggard boggards boggart buggard baggard bogard

Etymology

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

Synonyms

goblin outhouse

Derived words

frayboggard
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