Definitions
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- noun a water
sprite (ornix ) who assists sailors and fishermen on theBaltic Sea in their duties
Etymologies
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Examples
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Then there's Klabautermann, which is funny in part because some moron flagged it, so you spend the whole time wondering what's so naughty about it.
And now for something completely different. bradamants_mom 2007
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Ahoy und immer eine steife Brise, beim Klabautermann !
No LOL key - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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"The Klabautermann" is a spirit of the sea similar to the brownies of the mountains and the goblins which play such a part in children's stories.
The Shipwreck A Story for the Young Joseph Spillman 1873
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"I have not seen 'The Klabautermann'," answered Willy, "and I don't believe there is any such spirit, although you are so positive about it; but I have something to tell you that will surprise you more than a visit from the Flying Dutchman's haunted ship, that you told me about."
The Shipwreck A Story for the Young Joseph Spillman 1873
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She’s expecting it to be something ridiculous out of a fairy tale, along the lines of Rumplestiltskin or Klabautermann, something the child would hate her for the rest of her life.
Archive 2010-03-01 Megan Arkenberg 2010
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She’s expecting it to be something ridiculous out of a fairy tale, along the lines of Rumplestiltskin or Klabautermann, something the child would hate her for the rest of her life.
The Hattercap and the Comic Book Artist Megan Arkenberg 2010
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Any one would think from the expression on your face that you had seen 'The Klabautermann'! "
The Shipwreck A Story for the Young Joseph Spillman 1873
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