[ˈɡɒblɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in folklore and fantasy fiction) a mischievous, ugly creature resembling a dwarf


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French gobelin, possibly related to German Kobold (see kobold) or to Greek kobalos ‘mischievous goblin’. In medieval Latin Gobelinus occurs as the name of a mischievous spirit, said to haunt Évreux in northern France in the 12th century