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ko·bold
(kō′bôld′)n.
1. An often mischievous household elf in German folklore.
2. A gnome that haunts underground places in German folklore.
[German, from Middle High German kobolt : perhaps Middle High German kobe, pigpen; akin to English cove + Middle High German hold, attached, well-inclined (as a household spirit to a house or farm).]
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kobold
(ˈkɒbəʊld)n
1. (European Myth & Legend) a mischievous household sprite
2. (European Myth & Legend) a spirit that haunts subterranean places, such as mines
[C19: from German; see cobalt]
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ko•bold
(ˈkoʊ bɒld, -boʊld)n. (in German folklore)
1. a spirit or goblin, often mischievous, that haunts houses.
2. a spirit that haunts mines or other underground places.
[1625–35; < German]
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