Goblin Definition
gŏblĭn
goblins
noun
goblins
An evil or mischievous spirit, often represented in pictures as humanlike and ugly or misshapen in form.
Webster's New World
A grotesque elfin creature of folklore, thought to work mischief or evil.
American Heritage
abbreviation
Other Word Forms of Goblin
Noun
Singular:
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goblinsOrigin of Goblin
From Old Northern French gobelin (compare Normand goubelin, Walloon gobelin), possibly a blend of Old Low Franconian *kobeholdo ("goblin") (compare Dutch kabouter, German Kobold) and Late Latin cobalus ("mountain sprite"), from Ancient Greek κόβαλος (kobalos, “rogue, knave; goblin”).
From Wiktionary
Middle English gobelin from Norman French gobelin name of a ghost that supposedly haunted the town of Évreux in the 12th century
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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