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单词 goblery
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gobleryn.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: goblin n.1, -ery suffix.
Etymology: Probably < gobl- (in goblin n.1) + -ery suffix, perhaps with punning allusion to gobbler n.1
Obsolete.
Probably: goblins collectively.Apparently an isolated use.Quot. 1798 was interpreted by N.E.D. (1900) as ‘turkey-cocks collectively’. Cf. gobbler n.1
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1798 W. Sotheby tr. C. M. Wieland Oberon ii. xxii. 50 When cocks at day-spring crow, Then all the goblery [Ger. Volk] at noon of night Who creep in darkness, demon, elf, or sprite.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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