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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Brownie

/broun'-ē/ · Brown·ie · IPA /ˈbɹaʊni/
01 n. An imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, such as thrashing, churni…
  1. 1.
    An imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, such as thrashing, churning, sweeping.[Scot.]