scarecrow

From Wiktionary

[change] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈskɛə.krəʊ/
• (US) IPA: /ˈskɛr.kroʊ/

[change] Noun

Singular scarecrow

Plural scarecrows

1. (countable) A scarecrow is a figure made of straw and dressed in old clothes that scares away crows from eating the crops on a farm.

   The farmer placed a scarecrow on his field to stop the birds from eating his crop of corn.