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In Northern English folklore, the Barghest or Barguest is a mythical monstrous black dog with large teeth and claws,[1] though in other cases the name can refer to a ghost or household elf, especially in Northumberland and Durham, such as the Cauld Lad of Hylton.
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Barghest". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 399. This in turn cites:
- Wirt Sikes, British Goblins (1880)
- Notes and Queries, first series, ii. 51.
- Joseph Ritson, Fairy Tales (Lond. 1831), p. 58; Lancashire Folklore (1867)
- Joseph Lucas, Studies in Nidderdale (Pateley Bridge, 1882)
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