A
hypothetical beast supposed to
devour “good and enduring husbands,” of which there was (supposedly) no lack, that's why it's described as being very fat. Compare to
Chichevache, who only ate patient wives and was therefore
skinny, har dee har har.
The business with the horns is an allusion to the devil.
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