Spuke

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spuke \Spuke\ (sp[=u]k), n.
     See {Spook}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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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