Bargests

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A mythical hound from English folklore that is often depicted as an omen of death or misfortune
2. A spectral creature resembling a large dog, historically believed to haunt certain regions in England
3. A supernatural being associated with the night and often linked to local legends of foreboding or impending doom

Etymology: Bargest is a Yorkshire folklore creature, a ghostly black dog said to haunt lonely roads and moors, and its name is the source of the plural in question. Bargests are the plural of that creature's name, so the form you are looking at simply means more than one such hound. The singular "bargest" is the word that carries the etymology, and it is the one to look up for the creature's origin.

Synonyms: phantoms, spirits, ghosts, wraiths, haunts