scarecrow (figure or any object that is used to scare birds away from fields, trees, threshing floors, etc.) · a deformed and ragged person · stick with a scarf on the end, used in octopus fishing
çekim: çoğul espantalhos
eş: estrampalho
köken: From espantar + -alho. Cognate with Galician espantallo.
straw man, straw doll (doll or scarecrow stuffed with or made of straw) · straw man (type of argument based on deliberate misrepresentation of an opponent's position)