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ouphe

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈuːf/
  • /ˈaʊf/
  • rhymes with -uːf

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noun

Meaning 1

A small, often mischievous sprite; a fairy; a goblin; an elf.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • 1835, Review of The Culprit Fay and Other Poems by Joseph Rodman Drake and Alnwick Castle by Fitz-Greene Halleck, Southern Literary Messenger, Volume 2, page 329, The plot is as follows. An Ouphe, one of the race of Fairies, has "broken his vestal vow," [...] in short, he has broken Fairy-law in becoming enamored of a mortal.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the same origin as awf, oaf (“elf child”).