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Definition of Goblin
1. Noun. (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings.
Definition of Goblin
1. n. An evil or mischievous spirit; a playful or malicious elf; a frightful phantom; a gnome.
Definition of Goblin
1. Initialism. (British rail transport informal) w:Gospel Oak Gospel Oak to w:Barking Barking line Line, a railway line in north London. ¹
2. Noun. (fantasy) A mythical, humanoid creature, often found in contemporary fantasy. ¹
3. Noun. (context: paganism) A nature spirit in Heathenry. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Goblin
1. an evil or mischievous creature [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Goblin
Literary usage of Goblin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings of Charles Dickens by Charles Dickens, Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1894)
"hack ; the collar was cut into curious peaks, which served the goblin in lieu
... The hat was covered with the white frost; and the goblin looked as if he ..."
2. Pictures from Italy by Charles Dickens (1846)
"See the stone trough ! says goblin. For the water torture ! gurgle,swill, bloat,
... See ! cries goblin. There the furnace was. There they made the irons ..."
3. Fairy Tales from Hans Christian Andersen by Hans Christian Andersen (1907)
"The goblin and the Huckster THERE was once a real student who lived in an attic and
... The goblin made friends with him, for every Christmas he was given a ..."
4. Tait's Edinburgh Magazine by William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone (1846)
"goblin, looking back as I have described, went softly on, into a vaulted chamber,
now used as a store-room once the chapel of the holy office. ..."
5. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1840)
"THE goblin LADY appears, from an allusion in the first scene to the festivities
in honour of the baptism of the Prince of Asturias, to have been produced ..."
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