v. t.
The noise of thy crossbow
Will scare the herd, and so my shoot is lost. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
To scare away,
To scare up,
n. Fright; esp., sudden fright produced by a trifling cause, or originating in mistake. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
A scarecrow set to frighten fools away. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
No eye hath seen such scarecrows. I'll not march with them through Coventry, that's flat. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.