Goblin definition

gŏblĭn

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A grotesque elfin creature of folklore, thought to work mischief or evil.

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(fantasy) A mythical, humanoid creature, often found in contemporary fantasy.

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Boglin, globin.

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(UK, rail transport, informal) Gospel Oak to Barking Line, a railway line in north London.

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(folklore) An evil or mischievous spirit, often represented in pictures as humanlike and ugly or misshapen in form.

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goblin

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goblins

Origin of goblin

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
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”).

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