devilkin

[ dev-uhl-kin ]

noun

1. a little devil; imp.

Word History and Origins

Origin of devilkin¹

First recorded in 1500–10; devil + -kin

Example Sentences

I," said Sylvester, "have long been acquainted with the little Devilkin that sits on Lothair's shoulder like a tame squirrel.

From Project Gutenberg

Why, we have been thinking you were a goblin—a devilkin! 

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Certainly I am a devilkin; you called me, and on your summons I came.

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"We would have punished this thine impertinent curiosity, had we not other business for thee, friend," said the malicious little devilkin.

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Why, we have been thinking you were a goblin—a devilkin! 

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