The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
A spirit; a ghost; an apparition; a hobgoblin. [Written also spuke.]
--Ld. Lytton.(Zo["o]l.) The chim[ae]ra.