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ogre |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ogre \O"gre\, n. [F., fr Sp ogro, fr L. Orcus the god of the infernal regions; also the lower world, hell.] An imaginary monster, or hideous giant of fairy tales, who lived on human beings; hence any frightful giant; a cruel monster. His schoolroom must have resembled an ogre's den. --Maccaulay. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ogre n 1: a cruel wicked and inhuman person [syn: {monster}, {fiend}, {devil}, {demon}] 2: (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings
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