ALL meanings of barghest
bar·ghest
B b - noun barghest (in the North of England, esp Yorkshire) a goblin that appears in the shape of a dog as an omen of death or other misfortune 3
- noun barghest a doglike goblin whose appearance supposedly foreshadows death or bad luck 3
- noun barghest a legendary doglike goblin believed to portend death or misfortune. 1
- noun barghest (UK) A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form. 1
- noun barghest (Britain) A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form. 0
- noun barghest (Britain) Any ghost, wraith, hobgoblin, elf, or spirit. 0