Found 1 items, similar to Friar Rush.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Friar Rush Puck \Puck\, n. [OE. pouke; cf. OSw. puke, Icel. p[=u]ki an evil demon, W. pwca a hobgoblin. Cf. Poker a bugbear, Pug.] 1. (Medi[ae]val Myth.) A celebrated fairy, “the merry wanderer of the night;” -- called also Robin Goodfellow , Friar Rush, Pug, etc. --Shak. [1913 Webster] He meeteth Puck, whom most men call Hobgoblin, and on him doth fall. --Drayton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l.) The goatsucker. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]