the name of a serviceable kind of sprite, who, according to a superstitious notion formerly prevalent in the Hebrides and Highlands of Scotland (as well as among the country people in England, where he had the name of Robin Goodfellow), was wont to clean the houses, helped to churn, thrashed the corn, and would belabour all that pretended to make a jest of him. He was represented as stout and blooming, bad fine long flowing hair, and went about with a wand in his hand. He was the very counterpart of Milton's Lubber Fiend, who

Tells how the drudging goblin swet, To earn his cream-bowl duly fet,

When When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail hath thrash'd the corn That ten day-lab'rors could not end; Then lays him down the Lubber Fiend, And stretch'd along the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength.