scare-head
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of scare-head
Example Sentences
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The sidewalks were filled with agitated pedestrians fluttering scare-head newspapers under their noses.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pratt's wealth, my connection, with an institution, insures a tremendous scare-head.
From The Tyranny of the Dark by Garland, Hamlin
In an instant the scare-head was created: "Boston as English as a muffin!"
From Your United States Impressions of a first visit by Bennett, Arnold
This done, and the sufferer made easy for the night, I glanced at the article which had so upset her, and read its sensational "scare-head."
From The Darrow Enigma by Severy, Melvin Linwood
Along the scare-head Luck had indicated, his dirty forefinger moved slowly while he spelled out the words.
From The Heritage of the Sioux by Bower, B. M.
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