robin goodfellow

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from 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.
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            He meeteth Puck, whom most men call
            Hobgoblin, and on him doth fall.      --Drayton.
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   2. (Zool.) The goatsucker. [Prov. Eng.]
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Robin Goodfellow \Rob"in Good"fel`low\
   A celebrated fairy; Puck. See {Puck}. --Shak.
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