Usually means: Mythical ghostly dog, Northern England.
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  7. Barguest: E Cobham Brewer, The Reader's Handbook
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noun:  Alternative spelling of barghest [(mythology, British) A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.]

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