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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Rawheadnoun

    The name of a spectre, mentioned to fright children.

    Etymology: raw and head.

    Hence draw thy theme, and to the stage permit
    Rawhead and bloody bones, and hands and feet,
    Ragousts for Tereus or Thyestes drest. Dryden.

    Servants awe children, and keep them in subjection, by telling them of rawhead and bloodybones. John Locke.

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  1. rawhead

    Bloody Bones is a bogeyman figure in English and North American folklore. The character is sometimes called Rawhead, Tommy Rawhead, or Rawhead-and-Bloody-Bones (with or without the hyphens).

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rawheadnoun

    a specter mentioned to frighten children; as, rawhead and bloodybones

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rawhead in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rawhead in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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