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An imaginary spirit of the waters, horselike in form, vulgarly believed to warn, by preternatural noises and lights, those who are to be drowned.

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  1. n. An imaginary spirit of the waters, horselike in form, vulgarly believed to warn, by preternatural noises and lights, those who are to be drowned.
  2. n. (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders
  3. An imaginary spirit of the waters, horselike in form, vulgarly believed to warn, by preternatural noises and lights, those who are to be drowned. Jamieson.
  4. n (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders