Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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.
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Examples
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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.
Sir Gibbie George MacDonald 1864
qms commented on the word lubber-fiend
Your house-elf, if you treat him right,
Will clean up your cottage at night
So, well scrubbed and cleaned
By your lubber-fiend,
You’ll find your kitchen shining bright.
February 3, 2018