English-Thai Dictionary

hobgoblin

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HOBGOBLIN

n.A fairy; a frightful apparition.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HOBGOBLIN

Hob "gob `lin, n. Etym: [See 2d Hob, and Goblin. ]

 

Defn: A frightful goblin; an imp; a bugaboo; also, a name formerly given to the household spirit, Robin Goodfellow. Macaulay.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

hobgoblin

hob gob lin |ˈhäbˌgäblən ˈhɑbˌɡɑblən | ▶noun (in mythology and fairy tales ) a mischievous imp or sprite. • a fearsome mythical creature. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from hob 2 + goblin .

 

Oxford Dictionary

hobgoblin

hob |gob ¦lin |ˈhɒbgɒblɪn | ▶noun (in mythology and fairy stories ) a mischievous imp or sprite. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from hob 2 + goblin .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

hobgoblin

hobgoblin noun he believed there were hobgoblins under his bed: goblin, imp, sprite, elf, brownie, pixie, puck, leprechaun, gnome; bogey, bugbear, bogeyman.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

hobgoblin

hobgoblin noun imp, sprite, goblin, elf, brownie, pixie, leprechaun, gnome, dwarf; bogey, bogeyman, troll, evil spirit; Scottish kelpie; rare hob, nix, nixie, elfin.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

hobgoblin

hob goblin /-́-̀ -|-̀-́ -/名詞 C (神話などの )いたずら好きな 妖精 （ようせい ）; お化け .