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turnip ghost

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: a jack-o'-lantern made from a turnip rind broadly : bugaboo

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“Turnip ghost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turnip%20ghost. Accessed 2 Oct. 2022.

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