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Definition of Hobgoblins
1. hobgoblin [n] - See also: hobgoblin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hobgoblins
Literary usage of Hobgoblins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens (1908)
"THE FEAST OF THE THREE hobgoblins. THE City looked unpromising enough, as Bella
made her way along its gritty streets. Most of its money-mills were ..."
2. The Pilgrim's Progress from this World to that which is to Come Delivered by John Bunyan (1896)
"... also how narrow the way was which led betwixt them both; also now he saw the
hobgoblins, 10 and Satyrs, and Dragons of the Pit, but all afar off; ..."
3. Peter Parley's Annual. by William Martin (1860)
"... hobgoblins, and the like. A ghost is supposed to be the spirit of a person
deceased, who is either commissioned to return for some especial errand —such ..."
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