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noun
A fairy that supposedly appears in animal form, often large.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A convenient storage location or hiding spot created by the arrangement or form of surrounding objects
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Old Irish púca (“goblin, sprite”), perhaps from a (nearly) identical Old Irish form, ultimately from Old English pūca (“demon”). Doublet of bucca and puck.
Borrowed from Hawaiian puka (“hole”).
