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PUCK
Puck, n. Etym: [OE. pouke; cf. OSw. puke, Icel. puki an evil demon, W. pwca a hobgoblin. Cf. Poker a bugbear, Pug.]
1. (MediƦval Myth.)
Definition: A celebrated fairy, "the merry wanderer of the night;" -- called also Robin Goodfellow, Friar Rush, Pug, etc. Shak. He meeteth Puck, whom most men call Hobgoblin, and on him doth fall. Drayton.
2. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: The goatsucker. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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