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Webster 1913 Edition
Goblin
Gob′lin
,Noun.
[OE.
gobelin
, F. gobelin
, LL. gobelinus
, fr. Gr. [GREEK] knave, a mischievous goblin; or cf. G. kobold
, E. kobold
, cobalt
, Armor. gobilin
an ignis fatuus, goblin.] An evil or mischievous spirit; a playful or malicious elf; a frightful phantom; a gnome.
To whom the
goblin
, full of wrath, replied. Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Goblin
GOB'LIN
,Noun.
1.
An evil spirit; a walking spirit; a frightful phantom. To whom the goblin, full of wrath, replied.
2.
A fairy; an elf.