barghest

(bärgest′)

noun

Eng. Folklore a doglike goblin whose appearance supposedly foreshadows death or bad luck

Origin: < ? Ger berg geist, mountain spirit

See barghest in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also bar·guest

noun
A goblin in English folklore, often appearing in the shape of a large dog and believed to portend imminent death or misfortune.

Origin:

Origin: bar (perhaps from barrow2)

Origin: + ghest, ghost (dialectal variant of ghost)

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