Dobby
A dobby's pranks may become so troublesome that a family decides to move elsewhere, only to find that the dobby has followed them. However, one Yorkshire dobby (or hob) lived in a cave and was noted for curing children of the whooping cough. Dobbies could be just as industrious as other hobgoblins and brownies, which led to the expression "Master Dobbs has been helping you" whenever a person has accomplished more work than was expected.
Relationships
- manifests as
- hobgoblins
- co occurs with
- Brownies, Robin Goodfellow, Billy Blind, Blue Burches, Robin Roundcap
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“Dobby is another term for hobgoblin in Lancashire and Yorkshire according to the folklorist Elizabeth Mary Wright, especially one that is a relentless prankster. Much like the boggart, a dobby's pranks may become so troublesome that a family decides to move elsewhere, only to find that the dobby has followed them”
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