Category:Puck

Puck, n. Etym: [oe. pouke; cf. Osw. puke, icel. puki an evil demon, W. pwca a hobgoblin. Cf. Poker a bugbear, pug.]

1. (mediæval myth.)

Defn: a celebrated fairy, "the merry wanderer of the night;" -- Called also robin goodfellow, friar rush, pug, etc. Shak. He meeteth puck, whom most men call hobgoblin, and on him doth fall. Drayton.

2. (zoöl.)

Defn: the goatsucker. [prov. Eng.]