A benevolent spirit or goblin, of shaggy appearance, supposed to haunt old houses, esp. farmhouses, in Scotland, and sometimes to perform useful…

= brownie, n.1 1.

A beneficent goblin supposed to perform some of the laborious work of a household or farm during the night; a ‘Lob-lie-by-the-fire’. Also transferred.

In the Highlands of Scotland: A supernatural being supposed to frequent lonely places; a brownie.

A household sprite or apparition supposed to haunt certain premises or localities; a brownie. dialect. (In Sussex called Master Dobbs.)

As n. (See quot. 1976.)

In Scandinavian folklore: a kind of spirit, similar to a brownie or goblin, which frequents barns, stables, and other buildings.