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leprechaun
leprechaun
English
Noun
leprechaun (plural leprechauns)
- (Irish folklore) One of a race of elves that can reveal hidden treasure to those who catch them.
- 1888, William Butler Yeats, Irish Fairy and Folk Tales
- Do you not catch the tiny clamour,
Busy click of an elfin hammer,
Voice of the leprechaun singing shrill,
As he merrily plies his trade?
- Do you not catch the tiny clamour,
- 1888, William Butler Yeats, Irish Fairy and Folk Tales
Translations
one of a race of elves