/ ˈgɒblɪn; NAmE ˈgɑːb-/ noun
(in stories) a small ugly creature that likes to trick people or cause trouble
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French gobelin , possibly related to German Kobold or to Greek kobalos mischievous goblin. In medieval Latin Gobelinus occurs as the name of a mischievous spirit, said to haunt Évreux in northern France in the 12th cent.