hidebehind

A creature in United States folklore that may be glimpsed but never seen clearly.

Noun

  1. A creature in United States folklore that may be glimpsed but never seen clearly.
    • The Hidebehind is never found in the open. He always conceals himself behind a tree trunk. - 1939, Henry Harrington Tryon, Fearsome critters:
    • She meets sirens and sea serpents and hidebehinds, wicked kings and repulsive recluses, capitalist magicians and seven-league boots and magic pomegranates. - 1984, John Wood Campbell, editor, Analog Science...

Origin

From hide + behind.

Forms

hidebehinds