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kobold

[ koh-bold, -bohld ]

/ ˈkoʊ bɒld, -boʊld /

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noun (in German folklore)

a spirit or goblin, often mischievous, that haunts houses.

a spirit that haunts mines or other underground places.

Origin of kobold

Borrowed into English from German around 1625–35

Words nearby kobold

kobarid, kobe, kobe beef, koblenz, kobo, kobold, kocaeli, koch, koch's bacillus, koch's postulates, koch-weeks bacillus

Example sentences from the Web for kobold

In German folklore, a kobold was a mischievous household spirit.

What's the Difference Between Ghouls, Goblins, and Ghosts? |Dictionary.com |November 1, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Saxe and the guide slept, and Dale was keenly awake watching for the kobold who disturbed their peace.

The Crystal Hunters |George Manville Fenn
The kobold of the phantom ship is named Klabot´erman, a kobold who helps sailors at their work, but beats those who are idle.

Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 |The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
They were at length resolved to lay themselves down close together upon the flat floor; but the Kobold left them not in peace.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLV. July, 1844. Vol. LVI. |Various

Gobelin, Goblin, or Goubelin, is evidently the same as Kobold.

The Fairy Mythology |Thomas Keightley
Kobold was very fond of music, and himself sang little songs with a very strong English accent.

My Private Menagerie |Theophile Gautier

British Dictionary definitions for kobold

kobold

/ (ˈkɒbəʊld) /

noun German myth

a mischievous household sprite

a spirit that haunts subterranean places, such as mines

Word Origin for kobold

C19: from German; see cobalt