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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Bogy

/bō′-gē/ · Bo·gy · IPA /ˈboʊ.ɡi/
01 n. A specter; a hobgoblin; a bugbear.
pl. Bogies
  1. 1.
    A specter; a hobgoblin; a bugbear.
    “There are plenty of such foolish attempts at playing bogy in the history of savages.” — C. Kingsley.