spuke

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Spook \Spook\ (sp[=oo]k), n. [D. spook; akin to G. spuk, Sw.
   sp["o]ke, Dan. sp["o]gelse a specter, sp["o]ge to play,
   sport, joke, sp["o]g a play, joke.]
   1. A spirit; a ghost; an apparition; a hobgoblin. [Written
      also {spuke}.] --Ld. Lytton.
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   2. (Zool.) The chimaera.
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