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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a mischievous sprite of English folklore;
[syn: Puck, Robin Goodfellow]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Puck \Puck\, n. [OE. pouke; cf. OSw. puke, Icel. p[=u]ki an evil demon, W. pwca a hobgoblin. Cf. Poker a bugbear, Pug.] 1. (Medi[ae]val Myth.) A celebrated fairy, "the merry wanderer of the night;" -- called also Robin Goodfellow, Friar Rush, Pug, etc. --Shak. [1913 Webster] He meeteth Puck, whom most men call Hobgoblin, and on him doth fall. --Drayton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) The goatsucker. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Robin Goodfellow \Rob"in Good"fel`low\ A celebrated fairy; Puck. See Puck. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Robin Goodfellow n 1: a mischievous sprite of English folklore [syn: Puck, Robin Goodfellow]