Spook (?), n. [D. spook; akin to G. spuk, Sw. spoke, Dan. spogelse a specter, spoge to play, sport, joke, spog a play, joke.]
1.
A spirit; a ghost; an apparition; a hobgoblin.
Ld. Lytton.
2. Zool.
The chimaera.
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