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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 hob·gob·lin /ˈhɑbˌgɑblən/
 妖怪,怪物

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Hob·gob·lin n.  A frightful goblin; an imp; a bugaboo; also, a name formerly given to the household spirit, Robin Goodfellow.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 hobgoblin
      n 1: (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that
           makes trouble for human beings [syn: goblin, hob]
      2: an object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a
         bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the
         hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson [syn: bugbear]