Gŏb'lin, n.

n. [Fr. goblin, gobelin, L. Lat. gobelinus, from Gr. κόβαλος, knave, a mischievous goblin; Ger. kobold. Cf. Armor. gobilin, an ignis fatuus, goblin. Cf. also COBALT.] An evil spirit; a frightful phantom; a gnome; an elf; a spirit. To whom the goblin, full of wrath, replied. Milton.