| \BAHR-gest\ |
noun
1. a legendary doglike goblin believed to portend death or misfortune. |
| Quotes |
In Craven, from the castle to the cot, / That is not vocal with my deeds. My name / Will still the wayward child, when that of Barghest / Hath lost its spell.
-- Robert Story, The Outlaw, 1839 |
| Origin |
| Barghest most likely stems from a combination of barrow, meaning "an artificial mound, especially over a grave," and ghest, an Old English variant of ghost. |
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