Werething is a catch-all term used by the locals of Upper Posada to describe a variety of (mostly imagined) creatures which plague the area.
“
Aaaa. The alderman quite visibly started to think. Work? Maybe those... Well... werethings? You're asking me are there any werethings hereabouts?
”
— pg(s). 164, The Last Wish (UK edition)
"Known" werethings include:
... and bats