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Amazon and Tolkein Estate force author to destroy all copies of his work. Only pirated copies will survive. (variety.com)

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Really where was it used?
Found it but no it was not. One line in one book from 1895 “The whole earth was overrun with ghosts, boggles ... hobbits, hobgoblins."
So still think it’s very unlikely it was a word that anyone knew before the Hobbit.