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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Etymol. uncertain.]

A scarecrow, generally made of feathers tied to a string, hung up to prevent deer from breaking into a place.

Halliwell.

Noun.

Among huntsmen, something hung up to prevent deer entering a place.

sewel ‎(plural sewels)

A scarecrow, generally made of feathers tied to a string, hung up to prevent deer from breaking into a place.
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séwel