Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A giant lumberjack who performs superhuman acts in American folklore.
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- proper noun A mythological
giant lumberjack .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada
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Examples
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The games at Baruch, which are played on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and are free of charge, are jazzed by a wise-cracking commentator who bestows nicknames on players like Ron Artest of the Lakers, who is known as Special Effects, and Paul Nelson, a 6-10 player from Yale known as Paul Bunyan.
NYT > Home Page By VINCENT M. MALLOZZI 2011
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The games at Baruch, which are played on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and are free of charge, are jazzed by a wise-cracking commentator who bestows nicknames on players like Ron Artest of the Lakers, who is known as Special Effects, and Paul Nelson, a 6-10 player from Yale known as Paul Bunyan.
NYT > Home Page By VINCENT M. MALLOZZI 2011
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We've had The Galactic before with its hemp pesto, mozzarella, garlic, organic mushrooms, tomatoes and oregano; but always game to try something new, The Paul Bunyan was a delightful surprise.
Minnesota Premier Publications - Southwest Journal Stories 2010
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If you heard the voice first, before seeing the individual, you'd be absolutely sure that some kind of Paul Bunyan figure was the source of the timbre.
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It makes me feel big, like Paul Bunyan which is good for my self-esteem.
Monkeys For Helping Recon 2009
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If you heard the voice first, before seeing the individual, you'd be absolutely sure that some kind of Paul Bunyan figure was the source of the timbre.
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It makes me feel big, like Paul Bunyan which is good for my self-esteem.
Monkeys For Helping 2009
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Standing sentry over a color-coded map of Palace Valley at the check-in table was a Paul Bunyan look-alike whose name tag, fittingly, read Tree.
Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011
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If they could see you, Cap, with this Paul Bunyan thing you got going, they might think a year with you is too damn long.
Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011
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Standing sentry over a color-coded map of Palace Valley at the check-in table was a Paul Bunyan look-alike whose name tag, fittingly, read Tree.
Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011
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