hobgoblins in English

noun
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(in mythology and fairy tales) a mischievous imp or sprite.
It is a time when the very mention of witches, gnomes, hobgoblins and ogres is enough to conjure up a fantasy world populated with a multitude of such creatures.
synonyms:goblinimpspriteelfbrowniepixiepuckleprechaungnomebogeybugbearbogeyman
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1. And what of hobgoblins, gnomes and the little people of Ireland?

2. Feb 12, 2021 - A Bugbear is depicted as a massive humanoid distantly related to goblins and hobgoblins

3. How do we know that dwarves or goblins or hobgoblins, that kind of thing, didn't really live here?

4. Named for the Bugbear of legend, the Bugbears of Dungeons & Dragons are goblinoid creatures, larger and stronger than hobgoblins

5. Ill-treated hobgoblins can cause strife and discord, though, souring milk(sentence dictionary), tangling clothes and muddying floors for spite.

6. “Into every Company he Cometh he persuades men to Atheism, willing them not to be Afeared of bugbears and hobgoblins, and utterly scorning both God …

7. There thousands of warriors had gathered – hobgoblins in armor dyed scarlet, thick-thewed Bugbeared berserkers, goblin warg riders, scaled ones as well, who towered over the rest

8. 1 Overview 2 Physical Description 3 Psychology 4 Culture 5 Notable Goblins 5.1 Notable Bugbear Individuals 5.2 Notable Bugbear Tribes A Bugbear is a tall and hulking humanoid distantly related to, but larger and stronger than, goblins and hobgoblins

9. [A]midst Ahriman and his hosts who had now established themselves in the Occident, and as heirs to the horns and tails of Pans and fauns, a crowd of native spirits moved; imps, giants, trolls, forest-spirits, elves and hobgoblins in and on the earth; nicks, river-sprites in the water, fiends in the air, and salamanders in the fire.

10. Of course, it is quite possible that Ferguson was taking the Mickey, in the knowledge he could quite safely blame a bad result on hobgoblins in his flowerbeds and the reporter from the club's in-house TV station would not merely nod Concurringly, but make a mental note to use this as a starting point for a future interview ("Sir Alex, you have