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kobold

noun
ko·​bold | \ ˈkō-ˌbȯld How to pronounce kobold (audio) \

Definition of kobold

1 : a gnome that in German folklore inhabits underground places
2 : an often mischievous domestic spirit of German folklore
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Examples of kobold in a Sentence

the metal cobalt gets its name from the medieval Germanic belief that its appearance in silver ore was the handiwork of mischievous, thieving kobolds

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 Otherworldly cities modeled on real ones have been a standby of fantasy, from Superman’s Metropolis through China Miéville’s Un Lun Dun to Michael Swanwick’s Babel, with its haints and kobolds, ethnic politics and human ward-heelers. — Tom Shippey, WSJ, "Science Fiction: The Fire This Time," 16 Mar. 2018

First Known Use of kobold

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for kobold

German — more at cobalt

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