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Chichivache
[ chich-uh-vahsh ]
noun
- (in early English literature) a mythical animal, usually depicted as a cow verging on starvation, that existed solely by devouring virtuous women.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Chichivache1
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French (north) chichefache thin face, ugly face, monster (hence vache cow, by folk etymology, replacing fache )
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