Sewel
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sewel is a noun meaning A scarecrow, generally made of feathers tied to a string, hung up to prevent deer from breaking into a place.
Meaning
A scarecrow, generally made of feathers tied to a string, hung up to prevent deer from breaking into a place.
Example Sentences
Their sewels are made by tying a tassel of birch rind , formed like the wing of a paper kite , to the small end of a slight stick , about six feet in length. These sticks are pricked into the ground about ten or a dozen yards apart
Word Forms
- sewels
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shewel, scarecrow, stool, beeskep, scrap, potato-bogle.
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