| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| leprechaun |
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(l p´r k n) (KEY) , Irish fairy represented as a tiny old man. Leprechauns are mischievous and elusive creatures, said to possess buried crocks of gold, the location of which they will reveal if forced. |
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