Read full poem →Ole Uncle Hiram Dane was there, the clostest man a-livin',
Whose only bugbear seemed to be the dreadful fear o' givin'.
His beard was long, his hair uncut, his clothes all bare an' dingy;
Dictionary Entry
An ongoing problem; a recurring obstacle or adversity.
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. bugbearbugbear greatbugbear oldbugbear merebugbear particular
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Poetry examples for “bugbear”
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