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GOBLIN
goblin, hob, hobgoblin
(noun) (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
goblin (plural goblins)
One of various hostile supernatural creatures, now especially (fantasy literature) a malevolent and grotesque diminutive humanoid.
Synonyms
• hobgoblin; bug, buggard, bugbear, bog, bogey, bogy, bogie, boggard, boggart, baggard, bogle, boggle, bugaboo, bug-a-boo; elf, kobold, sprite, fairy, fay, fey, fae, faerie, puck, hob (sometimes distinguished, especially in fantasy literature)
• See also goblin
Anagrams
• Boglin, Boling, globin, lobing
Proper noun
GOBLin
(British, rail transport, informal) Acronym of Gospel Oak to Barking Line, a railway line in north London.
Anagrams
• Boglin, Boling, globin, lobing
Source: Wiktionary
Gob"lin, n. Etym: [OE. gobelin, F. gobelin, LL. gobelinus, fr. Gr. kobold, E. kobold, cobalt, Armor. gobilin an ignis fatuus, goblin.]
Definition: An evil or mischievous spirit; a playful or malicious elf; a frightful phantom; a gnome. To whom the goblin, full of wrath, replied. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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