spook

A ghost or apparition, originally a Dutch word (early 19th century); it occurs in connection with an incident in the history of the Plumptons (Plumpton Correspondence, 1839).

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References

Source

  • Hazlitt, W. Carew. (1905). Faith and Folklore. 2 vols. London: Reeves and Turner, p. 2:562.