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snallygaster U.S. dial.|ˈsnælɪgɑːstə(r), -gæs-|
[ad. G. schnelle geister, lit. ‘quick spirits’.]
A mythical monster supposedly found in Maryland. Cf. snollygoster.
1940Maryland (Writers' Program) 348 Residents of a Negro settlement near the distillery are firm in their belief that the neighborhood has a ‘snallygaster’—a fabulous reptilian bird of vast size that preys on poultry and Negro children after nightfall. 1949Sun (Baltimore) 28 July 14/1 (heading) Could it have been a snallygaster? 1954Sunday Sun (Baltimore) Mag. 31 Oct. (recto front cover), Is this, at last, the snallygaster that has been said to terrorize Western Maryland but that most people have considered legendary? |