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hobgoblin definition

hob·gob·lin (häb′gäb′lin)

noun

  1. an elf; goblin
  2. a frightening apparition; bogy; bugbear
  3. Robin Goodfellow; Puck

Etymology: hob, sense + goblin

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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