lubber-fiend
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun In folk-lore, a house-elf or brownie who repays tolerance or kindness by doing the harder part of the housework, in the night, for his benefactors.
Examples
-
As he watched, his wonder sank, and he grew disappointed at the collapsing of the lubber-fiend into a poor half-naked child upon whom both his courage and his fear had been wasted.
Note
The origin of the 'lubber' of 'lubber-fiend' is obscure.
