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Dog vs Barghest - What's the difference?

dog | barghest |

As nouns the difference between dog and barghest

is that dog is a mammal, canis lupus familiaris , that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding while barghest is (uk) a legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.

As a verb dog

is to pursue with the intent to catch.

dog

English

Acronym

(Acronym) (head)
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    barghest

    English

    (wikipedia barghest)

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK) A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.
  • (UK) Any ghost, wraith, hobgoblin, elf, or spirit.

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    Usage notes

    This word is best known in northern England, especially Yorkshire.