wauchts

/wɔːtʃts/
noun
  1. A type of ghost or spirit, especially one that is seen as a warning of death or misfortune.
    • Some villagers claimed they saw a waucht wandering near the graveyard at midnight.
    • In the old story, the wauchts appeared before the castle fell.
    • The legend says a waucht haunts the bridge, foretelling disaster.
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