English Explanatory Dictionary

shag-boy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A ghost or goblin.

Word forms

shag-boy shag-boys

Etymology

From hogboy, from Old Norse haugr (“cairn; mound”) + bui (“dweller; tennant”). Cognate with Scots hogboon and Old Norse haugbúi.

Synonyms

shag-foal
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