CROWKEEPER

Etymology

Noun

crowkeeper (plural crowkeepers)

(obsolete) A person employed to scare off crows.

(obsolete) A scarecrow.

Source: Wiktionary


Crow"keep`er (-kp`r), n.

Definition: A person employed to scare off crows; hence, a scarecrow. [Obs.] Scaring the ladies like a crowkeeper. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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