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gob·lin \ˈgäblə̇n\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English gobelin, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin gobelinus, from (assumed) Medieval Latin gobelus goblin, modification of Greek kobalos rogue, spirit resembling a satyr : an ugly or grotesque sprite sometimes conceived as evil and malicious and sometimes as merely playful and mischievous < goblins haunt from fire or fen — William Collins †1759 > < an amiable goblin attached to the old house from time immemorial — British Book News > |