pooka

Etymology 1
From, perhaps from a (nearly) identical Old Irish form, ultimately from. .

Noun

 * 1) A fairy that supposedly appears in animal form, often large.

Etymology 2
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) A convenient storage location or hiding spot created by the arrangement or form of surrounding objects

Usage notes
Incorporated from Hawaiian into English by sailors in the US Navy as a name for a place (especially aboard a ship) to store or hide objects, or the action of storing an object in such a place.