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goblin
[ gob-lin ]
noun
- a grotesque sprite or elf that is mischievous or malicious toward people.
goblin
/ ˈɡɒblɪn /
noun
- (in folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature, regarded as malevolent towards human beings
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Origin of goblin1
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Example Sentences
So what most Spider-Man fans are dying to know is what The Green Goblin looks like, and how they arrived at that look.
In the film, we watch as Gollum gets in a tussle with his next meal, an unsuspecting goblin.
He was the strangest-looking creature Davy had ever seen, not even excepting the Goblin.
The Goblin stared about him in a dazed manner for a moment, and then said, "Sindbad the Sailor's house."
As it came near, it proved to be the clock, with a sail hoisted, and the Goblin sitting complacently in the stern.
The Goblin looked back despairingly, and Davy just caught the words, "I don't know how to turn around!"
"I'm quite aware that my appearance is not prepossessing," said the Hole-keeper, with a scornful look at the Goblin.
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