Reverse Dictionary: SPRITE

NOUNS
► BILLY-BLIN a benevolent sprite → 1806 Sc. 
► DOBBIE a household sprite or apparition supposed to haunt certain premises or localities, with powers of either good or evil; a ghost, a spectre → 1781 Eng. dial.
► GAME-GOBLIN a sprite that plays pranks at night → a1400 obs.
► HOB-GOB a hobgoblin, sprite, elf → 1882 Eng. dial.
► LAR a sprite, a hobgoblin → 1598 obs.
► NANNY-CATCH an apparition; a mischievous sprite → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► POKER a hobgoblin, a mischievous sprite; a demon, a devil → 1598
► POOKA in Irish folklore: a malignant sprite or hobgoblin, esp. one which takes the form of an animal → 1824 Ireland
► RED-CAP a sprite or elf supposed to haunt especially old castles or ruins → 1802 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► RED-COWL a sprite or elf supposed to haunt especially old castles or ruins → 1816 Sc.
► RED-MAN a sprite or elf supposed to haunt especially old castles or ruins → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SPRIGGAN a supernatural being, typically characterized as small, ugly, and malicious, and often considered to be associated with ancient earthworks and remote places; a malevolent fairy or sprite → 1754 orig. & chiefly Eng. dial.
► THROB-THRUSH a household sprite; a brownie → 1825 Eng. dial. obs.
► THRUSH a sprite, a boggle → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)

VERBS
► SPRIGHT to be haunted or plagued, as if by a sprite or supernatural being → 1616 obs.