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boggart

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boggart [ˈbɒgət]
n
Northern English dialect a ghost or poltergeist
[perhaps from bog, variant of bug2 + -ard]


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99 Thomas is the seventh son of a seventh son and is apprenticed to the Spook (an exorcist, not a ghost) to learn to get rid of ghosts, silence witches and ban boggarts she is strangely drawn to almost against her will, even though he seems to dislike her.
The vintage-style leather Boggart dogtooth bag is beautifully crafted and a perfect way to add a touch of the trend.
A jury at Teesside Crown Court acquitted Ms Holdsworth, 38, of Boggart Hill Drive, Seacroft, Leeds, of murder and an alternative charge of manslaughter following a re-trial.
 
 
 
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