hobgoblin
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++hob·gob·lin /hɒbˈɡɒblən, ˈhɒbɡɒb- $ ˈhɑːbɡɑːb-/ noun [countable] RFa goblin 小妖精
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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) + goblinhob·gob·lin nounChineseSyllable
a goblin Corpus
hobgoblin
hob‧gob‧lin /hɒbˈɡɒblən, hɒbˈɡɒblɪn, ˈhɒbɡɒb- $ ˈhɑːbɡɑːb-/
noun [countable]
hob‧gob‧lin /hɒbˈɡɒblən, hɒbˈɡɒblɪn, ˈhɒbɡɒb- $ ˈhɑːbɡɑːb-/
noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Origin: hob 'bad spirit' (15-19 centuries) (from Hob, a man's name, from Robert) + goblin
a goblin
Origin: hob 'bad spirit' (15-19 centuries) (from Hob, a man's name, from Robert) + goblin