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Mythical creature to lose sight if daughter leaves
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goblin
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A goblin is a legendary evil or mischievous grotesque dwarf -like Demon or monster that appeared in European stories and accounts during the Middle Ages . They are ascribed various (sometimes conflicting) abilities, temperaments and appearances depending ...
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context fantasy literature English) A mythical malevolent phantom or grotesque diminutive humanoid; a kobold.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 14c., "a devil, incubus, fairy," from Old French gobelin (12c., as Medieval Latin Gobelinus , the name of a spirit haunting the region of Evreux, in chronicle of Ordericus Vitalis), of uncertain origin, perhaps related to German kobold (see cobalt ...
Usage examples of goblin.
Two goblins hurtled out in their wake, scratching and biting and both afire from head to foot.
Beneath it the city dropped away in walls, roofs, archaistic chimneys and lamplit streets, goblin lights of human-piloted vehicles, to the harbor, the sweep of Venture Bay, ships bound to and from the Sunward Islands and remoter regions of the Boreal Ocean, which glimmered like mercury in the afterglow of Charlemagne.
After resting a few moments, Huon bade Sherasmin lead the way into the neighboring forest, although his guide and mentor again strove to dissuade him from crossing it by explaining that the forest was haunted by a goblin who could change men into beasts.
He motioned for Bagman to come closer and whispered to him what he knew about his past goblin troubles and how he was trying to help Harry during the tournament.
Ron and Hermione were still regaling Draco Malfoy with the tale of the almost-blackmail scheme that the twins had tried with Ludo Bagman, and Bagman trying to help Harry win the tournament because of his other debts to the goblins.
He pointed to where the goblins had cleared the breach through the outer gate of the barbican once more and were now climbing up the inner gate.
Here was assembled a princely company, begowned and begemmed in fantastic panoply-the court of some Princess of Faerie-the Hall of a Goblin Queen!
High walls surrounded Bryn Shander, as much protection from the biting wind as from invading goblins or barbarians.
The rotten twister lets me and Byrt fend for ourselves with the goblins.
I am Gwendolyn Goblin, chiefess of Goblin Mountain, but please call me Gwenny.
Her second was Gwendolyn Goblin, now the Chiefess of Goblin Mountain and a powerful ally.
But maybe she thought it would be more entertaining to have a goblin chiefess, some future year.
She was the chiefess of Goblin Mountain, but perhaps would have half a moment to spare.
I did not mention my ability to see the goblins but spoke only of my other psychic talents, specifically of my clairvoyant ability to sense oncoming danger.
Surely ghouls and ghosts, goblins and monsters, had no power over those who were properly groomed, deodorized, fluoridated, dressed, fed, employed, and motivated.