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单词 scare-devil
释义 ˈscare-devil
[f. scare v. + devil n.]
1. A name for plants of the genus Hypericum, formerly supposed to possess the power of curing persons possessed with devils. Obs. rare—1.
1751G. Lavington Enthus. Meth. & Papists iii. (1754) 178 Such is the herb Hypericum, called also St. John's-Wort, and Scare-Devil.
2. dial. A name for the Swift (Cypselus apus), perh. with reference to its dark colour and rapid flight.
1831Montagu's Ornith. Dict. 462 Skeer devil..Skir devil. A name for the swift.1886Elworthy W. Som. Word-bk., Scare-devil, the swift.
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