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Topic: FOLKLORE

Date: 1500-1600
Origin: hob 'bad spirit' (15-19 centuries) (from Hob, a man's name, from Robert) + goblin

hobgoblin

 noun
     
hob‧gob‧lin [countable]
RF a goblin
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