piskie
English
editNoun
editpiskie (plural piskies)
- (mythology, fantasy literature, fairy tales) Alternative form of pixie (supernatural being): A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature.
- 1865, Popular Romances of the West of England:
- The farmer slunk away unperceived, and went to bed, where he lay a long while awake, thinking in what way he could best shew his gratitude to the piskie for such an important Service.
- 1906, J. Henry Harris, Cornish Saints & Sinners:
- The piskie was in the shape of a man — very dark, black-haired, and cross-eyed.
- 2017, Andi Watson, Glister:
- Glister was determined to prove the wizened piskie wrong, but its taunts were well founded.