| 释义 |
† ˈpuckerel Obs.
Also 6 puckrel.
[dim. of puck n.1 with suffix -erel, -rel: cf. cockerel.]
A little puck or demon; an imp.
c1580J. Jeffere Bugbears iii. iii. in Archiv Stud. Neu. Spr. (1897), Puckes, puckerels, hob howlard, bygorn and Robin Good-felow. 1593G. Gifford Dial. conc. Witches (Percy Soc.) 9 She had three or foure impes, some call them puckrels, one like a grey cat, another like a weasel. |