HOBGOBLIN
\hˈɒbɡəblˌɪn], \hˈɒbɡəblˌɪn], \h_ˈɒ_b_ɡ_ə_b_l_ˌɪ_n]\
Definitions of HOBGOBLIN
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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an object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson
By Princeton University
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an object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A goblin, sprite, or elf, especially one of frightful appearance; hence, an alarming apparition.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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