Spōōk, n.

n. [D. spook, spooksel, spookster, L. Ger. spōk, H. Ger. spuk, Sw. spöke, Dan. spøgelse, allied to Dan. spøge, to play, sport, joke, to haunt, be haunted, spøg, a play, joke.] A spirit; a ghost; a hobgoblin. [Written also spuke.] Bulwer.