kobold

[ koh-bold, -bohld ]

noun

1. a spirit or goblin, often mischievous, that haunts houses.
2. a spirit that haunts mines or other underground places.

kobold

/ ˈkɒbəʊld /

noun

1. a mischievous household sprite
2. a spirit that haunts subterranean places, such as mines

Word History and Origins

Origin of kobold¹

Borrowed into English from German in 1625–35

Word History and Origins

Origin of kobold¹

C19: from German; see cobalt

Example Sentences

After the pilot finished scanning a swath of land—on a good day, the helicopter will cover more than 100 miles—the data was transmitted via satellite to KoBold scientists working in offices thousands of miles away.

From MIT Technology Review

Finally, they fed all this information into an artificial-intelligence system KoBold developed in partnership with Stanford University.

From MIT Technology Review

In German folklore, a kobold was a mischievous household spirit.

From The Daily Beast

But he reproved her conduct, and even struggled with the kobold who tried to prevent his releasing her from the crab.

From Project Gutenberg

It touches not thy noble person, which pleases me right well, but simply thy house and castle Kobold.

From Project Gutenberg

The student crawled back to the bench; but in a quarter of an hour the Kobold began his work anew, sweeping, cleaning, wiping.

From Project Gutenberg

They were at length resolved to lay themselves down close together upon the flat floor; but the Kobold left them not in peace.

From Project Gutenberg

When a vessel is doomed the kobold appears smoking a short pipe, dressed in yellow, and wearing a night-cap.

From Project Gutenberg

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