Spook
Pronunciation : Spook
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [D. spook; akin to G. spuk, Sw. sp?ke, Dan. sp?gelse a specter, sp?ge to play, sport, joke, sp?g a play, joke.]
Definition : 1. A spirit; a ghost; an apparition; a hobgoblin. [Written also spuke.] Ld. Lytton.
2. (Zo?l.)
Defn: The chim?ra.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913