hobgoblin

Word family nounhobnailHobbinollhobgoblinhobgoblinismhobadjectivehobnailedhobbish

Related topics: Folklore

hob·gob·lin /hɒbˈɡɒblən, ˈhɒbɡɒb- $ ˈhɑːbɡɑːb-/ noun [countableC]

RFa goblin 小妖精

Examples from the Corpus

hobgoblin• And what of hobgoblins, gnomes and the little people of Ireland?• How do we know that dwarves or goblins or hobgoblins, that kind of thing, didn't really live here?• As a child, I was treated as the school hobgoblin.• Ill-treated hobgoblins can cause strife and discord, though, souring milk, tangling clothes and muddying floors for spite.

Origin hobgoblin

(1500-1600) hob “bad spirit” ((15-19 centuries)) (from Hob, a man's name, from Robert) + goblin

词汇	hobgoblin
释义	hobgoblin Word family nounhobnailHobbinollhobgoblinhobgoblinismhobadjectivehobnailedhobbish Related topics: Folklore hob·gob·lin /hɒbˈɡɒblən, ˈhɒbɡɒb- $ ˈhɑːbɡɑːb-/ noun [countableC] RFa goblin 小妖精 Examples from the Corpus hobgoblin• And what of hobgoblins, gnomes and the little people of Ireland?• How do we know that dwarves or goblins or hobgoblins, that kind of thing, didn't really live here?• As a child, I was treated as the school hobgoblin.• Ill-treated hobgoblins can cause strife and discord, though, souring milk, tangling clothes and muddying floors for spite. Origin hobgoblin (1500-1600) hob “bad spirit” ((15-19 centuries)) (from Hob, a man's name, from Robert) + goblin
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