goblin : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: goblin	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for goblin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
goblin n (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings Synonym(s): goblin, hob, hobgoblin
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Goblin \Gob"lin\, n. [OE. gobelin, F. gobelin, LL. gobelinus, fr. Gr. [?] knave, a mischievous goblin; or cf. G. kobold, E. kobold, cobalt, Armor. gobilin an ignis fatuus, goblin.] An evil or mischievous spirit; a playful or malicious elf; a frightful phantom; a gnome. To whom the goblin, full of wrath, replied. --Milton.