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minus-squareAuli@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-211 months agoReally where was it used? Found it but no it was not. One line in one book from 1895 “The whole earth was overrun with ghosts, boggles … hobbits, hobgoblins." So still think it’s very unlikely it was a word that anyone knew before the Hobbit.
Really where was it used?
Found it but no it was not. One line in one book from 1895 “The whole earth was overrun with ghosts, boggles … hobbits, hobgoblins."
So still think it’s very unlikely it was a word that anyone knew before the Hobbit.