boggard

== English == === Etymology 1 === Uncertain, but likely from Lancashire, Yorkshire etc dialectal variants of bug (“goblin; terrifying thing; etc.”), equivalent to bog +‎ -ard. ==== Alternative forms ==== boggart buggard, baggard (obsolete) ==== Noun ==== boggard (plural boggards) (UK dialectal, mythology) A bogey: a ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature, especially a small local spirit haunting gloomy places or the scenes of violence. (figuratively) A bugbear: any terrifying thing. a. 1599, in 1616, Robert Rollock, Lectures upon the History of the Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Ch. xiv, page 132: Hell is but a boggarde to scarre children. (obsolete) Any real or imagined thing which prompts a horse to boggle (take fright). ===== Synonyms ===== (hostile supernatural creature): See goblin ===== Derived terms ===== frayboggard (“scarecrow”) === Etymology 2 === From bog (“latrine; outhouse”) +‎ -ard. ==== Noun ==== boggard (plural boggards) (obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory. ===== Alternative forms ===== bogard, boggards ===== Synonyms ===== See Thesaurus:outhouse === References ===