pixie

A cheerful and rather mischievous fairy or elf. Pixies are often depicted with pointed ears and wearing long pointed hats. The pixies of Cornwall and Devon seem to have a good deal in common with Robin Goodfellow.

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A proverb from the South of England (Devon) was The good horse must smell to a pixy, (i.e. know where the bog is).

References

Source

  • Hazlitt, W. Carew. (1905). Faith and Folklore. 2 vols. London: Reeves and Turner, p. 2:493.