piskie

English

Noun

piskie (plural piskies)

  1. (mythology, fantasy literature, fairy tales) Alternative form of pixie (supernatural being): A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature.
    • 1865: Popular Romances of the West of England
      The farmer slunk away unperceived, and went to bed, where he lay a long while awake, thinking in what way he could best shew his gratitude to the piskie for such an important Service.
    • 1906: Cornish Saints & Sinners by J. Henry Harris
      The piskie was in the shape of a man — very dark, black-haired, and cross-eyed.
    • 2017: Glister by Andi Watson
      Glister was determined to prove the wizened piskie wrong, but its taunts were well founded.

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