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gob·lin (gäb′lin)

noun

Folklore an evil or mischievous spirit, often represented in pictures as humanlike and ugly or misshapen in form

Etymology: ME gobelin < OFr < ML gobelinus < VL *cobalus < Gr kobalos, sprite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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