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barghest

or bar·guest

[ bahr-gest ]

noun

  1. a legendary doglike goblin believed to portend death or misfortune.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of barghest1

1725–35; apparently bar(row) 2 + ghest, Old English gæst, variant of gāst ghost

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Example Sentences

The barghest was essentially a nocturnal spectre, and its appearance was regarded as a portent of death.

The barghest has a kinsman in the Rongeur d'Os of Norman folklore.

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