- hobgoblin
- hobgoblin 1520s, from hob "elf," from Hobbe, a variant of Rob (Cf. Hick for Richard, Hodge for Rodger, etc.), short for Robin Goodfellow, elf character in German folklore, + GOBLIN (Cf. goblin).
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Hobgoblin — steht für: ein grünes Fabelwesen, siehe Kobold eine Figur aus dem Marvel Universum, siehe Figuren aus dem Marvel Universum#Hobgoblin den Film Hobgoblins (1988) den Film Hobgoblins 2 (2008) einen Comic von John Romita junior, siehe Hobgoblin… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hobgoblin — Hob gob lin, n. [See 2d Hob, and {Goblin}.] A frightful goblin; an imp; a bugaboo; also, a name formerly given to the household spirit, Robin Goodfellow. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hobgoblin — Hobgoblin, in Cornwallis Name des Kobolds … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
hobgoblin — [n] mischievous goblin bogeyman, brownie, elf, fairy, fay, imp, leprechaun, pixie, puck, sprite; concept 370 … New thesaurus
hobgoblin — ► NOUN ▪ a mischievous imp. ORIGIN from hob, familiar form of the names Robin and Robert, used in the sense «country fellow» … English terms dictionary
hobgoblin — [häb′gäb΄lin] n. [ HOB2, sense 2 + GOBLIN] 1. an elf; goblin 2. a frightening apparition; bogy; bugbear 3. [H ] Robin Goodfellow; Puck … English World dictionary
Hobgoblin — Infobox Paranormalcreatures Creature Name = Hobgoblin Image Caption = Grouping = Mythological creature Fairy Goblin Possibilities = AKA = Country = Region = Europe Habitat = First Reported = In folklore Last Sighted = Status =… … Wikipedia
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hobgoblin — UK [ˌhɒbˈɡɒblɪn] / US [hɑbˈɡɑblɪn] noun [countable] Word forms hobgoblin : singular hobgoblin plural hobgoblins a small ugly creature in children s stories who harms or tricks people … English dictionary
hobgoblin — This common Elizabethan variant on the name hob could be used for helpful household fairies, as when Robert Burton writes of Hobgoblins and Robin Goodfellows that would, in these superstitious times, grinde corne for a mess of milk, cut wood,… … A Dictionary of English folklore
