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spuke

Spook \Spook\ (sp[=oo]k), n. [D. spook; akin to G. spuk, Sw. sp["o]ke, Dan. sp["o]gelse a specter, sp["o]ge to play, sport, joke, sp["o]g a play, joke.]

  1. A spirit; a ghost; an apparition; a hobgoblin. [Written also spuke.]
    --Ld. Lytton.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) The chim[ae]ra.