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PRONUNCIATION OF GYTRASH

gytrash  [ˈɡaɪtræʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GYTRASH

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Gytrash is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GYTRASH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Gytrash

The Gytrash /ɡaɪˈtræʃ/, a legendary black dog known in northern England, was said to haunt lonely roads awaiting travellers. Appearing in the shape of horses, mules, or dogs, the Gytrash haunt solitary ways and lead people astray. They are usually feared, but they can also be benevolent, guiding lost travellers to the right road. In some parts of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, the gytrash was known as the 'Shagfoal' and took the form of a spectral mule or donkey with eyes that glowed like burning coals. In this form, the beast was believed to be purely malevolent. As this horse approached, and as I watched for it to appear through the dusk, I remembered certain of Bessie's tales, wherein figured a North-of-England spirit called a "Gytrash," which, in the form of horse, mule, or large dog, haunted solitary ways, and sometimes came upon belated travellers, as this horse was now coming upon me. It was very near, but not yet in sight; when, in addition to the tramp, tramp, I heard a rush under the hedge, and close down by the hazel stems glided a great dog, whose black and white colour made him a distinct object against the trees.

Definition of gytrash in the English dictionary

The definition of gytrash in the dictionary is a spirit in the appearance of a horse or a dog that haunts lonely roads.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GYTRASH


brash
bræʃ
cornbrash
ˈkɔːnˌbræʃ
crash
kræʃ
midrash
ˈmɪdræʃ
overrash
ˌəʊvəˈræʃ
postcrash
ˌpəʊstˈkræʃ
precrash
priːˈkræʃ
rash
ræʃ
stonebrash
ˈstəʊnˌbræʃ
thrash
θræʃ
trash
træʃ
white-trash
waɪt træʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GYTRASH

gyropilot
gyroplane
gyroscope
gyroscopic
gyroscopically
gyroscopics
gyrose
gyrostabiliser
gyrostabilizer
gyrostat
gyrostatic
gyrostatically
gyrostatics
gyrous
gyrovague
gyrus
gyte
gyttja
gyve
gyves

WORDS THAT END LIKE GYTRASH

air crash
barber´s rash
car crash
concertina crash
diaper rash
disk crash
gate-crash
heat rash
multiple crash
napkin rash
nappy rash
nettle rash
pash rash
plane crash
road rash
trailer trash
train crash
water brash
white trash

Synonyms and antonyms of gytrash in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Gytrash
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GYTRASH»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GYTRASH» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GYTRASH»

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Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, ...
References 139 See also Angboda, Gerd, giant GYTRASH This is the name of an evil, monstrous, supernatural dog in the folklore of the North of England, especially in Yorkshire and Lancashire. Gytrash is also known as Guytrash and is a ...
Carol Rose, 2001
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Transactions of the American Philological Association
This singular word is given, usually in the spelling gytrash, as a provincial term for "a spirit, or ghost" (Halliwell). Guy-trash. An evil spirit, a ghost, a pad-foot. 1828 [Carr], Craven Gloss. 1 : 202. Gytrash. A spirit, or ghost. Craven. 1846 Halliwell.
American Philological Association, 1895
3
Yallery
'AGAIN,NOT MY PROBLEM,'said the Gytrash, spitting out a red feather. 'JUST GET IT DONE.' Certhia glanced down at the Mulk who was attempting to de—goo himself and as he turned to face the Gytrash once more the great black wolf ...
Chris B. Keeler, 2010
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Mina: A Novel
Sultan and Gytrash are led out and saddled also. They go to London as well. The family will ride in the great park in London. Mrs. Bennet informed me. Young Miss will show herself off on Gytrash to attract a good husband. The lady's maid has ...
Jonatha Ceely, 2005
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North Yorkshire Folk Tales
In its secret lair beneath the castle, the gytrash lifts its horrible head. The procession reaches the graveandlowers thecoffin intoit. Prayers are said, thoughthe ground isnot consecrated, then the sextonfills inthe hole. The mourners melt away, ...
Ingrid Barton, 2014
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THEY BITE
Gytrash: A giant spectral hound from northern England that preys on travelers. This creature can apparently shape- shift and has been known to take the appearance of a donkey or horse, though usually it appears as a hound. The Gytrash is ...
Jonathan Maberry, David F. Kramer, 2009
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Life and Works of Charlotte Brontë and Her Sisters: Jane ...
It was exactly one mask of Bessie's Gytrash, — a lion-like creature with long hair and a huge head : it passed me, however, quietly enough ; not staying to look up, with strange pretercanine eyes, in my face, as I half expected it would.
Charlotte Brontë, Patrick Brontë, 1872
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Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte - With 100+ Illustrations, ...
As this horse approached, and as I watched for it to appear through the dusk, I remembered certain of Bessie's tales, wherein figured a North-of-England spirit called a “Gytrash,” which, in the form of horse, mule, or large dog, haunted solitary ...
Charlotte Bronte
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25 Women Authors You Need to Read:
dusk, I remembered certain of Bessie's tales, wherein figured a NorthofEngland spirit called a "Gytrash," which, in the form of horse, mule, or large dog, haunted solitary ways, and sometimes came upon belatedtravellers, as thishorse wasnow  ...
Anne Bronte, Anna Sewell, Johanna Spyri, 2013
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Faery and the Beast
For example, the Gytrash, a fairy beast alluded to in Jane Eyre (98) is among the local traditions Bronte absorbed into her novel. According to Branwell Bronte's notes, the Darkwell Gytrash was a local fairy beast specific to a family and home in ...
Abigail Heiniger, 2008

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GYTRASH»

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Jane Eyre as a Female Gothic Novel
... blinding is foreseen as is the fact that Jane will be his guide, just as she is when he falls off the 'Gytrash'. Rochester's metaphorical castration through blinding, ... «Student Pulse, Apr 14»
2
11 weird and wonderful lists on Wikipedia
Hellhound (aka Barghest, Black Shuck, Dip, Gwyllgi, Gytrash) - Unconfirmed - Large, black, spectral hound with red eyes. Kelpie - Unconfirmed ... «The Week Magazine, Mar 13»
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League of Gentlemen's Jeremy Dyson on the truth about ghosts
One volume I owned, Stranger Than Fiction, a collection of supposedly true tales delighting in lurid titles such as “The Gytrash of Goatland” and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 12»

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