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Webster 1913 Edition
Hobgoblin
Hob′gobˊlin
,Noun.
[See 2d Hob, and
Goblin
.] A frightful goblin; an imp; a bugaboo; also, a name formerly given to the household spirit, Robin Goodfellow.
Macaulay.
Webster 1828 Edition
Hobgoblin
HOB'GOBLIN
,Noun.