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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Hobgoblin

· Hob·gob·lin · IPA
01 n. A frightful goblin; an imp; a bugaboo; also, a name formerly given to the household spirit, Robin Goodfellow.
  1. 1.
    A frightful goblin; an imp; a bugaboo; also, a name formerly given to the household spirit, Robin Goodfellow.