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- proper noun A
fictional animal in Lewis Carroll’s The Hunting of the Snark.
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Examples
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"The Hunting of the Snark" was also regarded by some as an allegory, or, perhaps, a burlesque on a celebrated case, in which the _Snark_ was used as a personification of popularity, but Lewis
A Nonsense Anthology Carolyn Wells 1902
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And Snark is right, good food usually needs to be eaten immediately.
The Missing Take-Out, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Time to find out whether that Snark is really a Boojum or not.
Lost In Space 2009
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Snark is a great lightener and keeps things from turning saccharine.
Guest Author: Julie James - Something About You Nalini Singh 2010
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Time to find out whether that Snark is really a Boojum or not.
Lost In Space 2009
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The trip around the world with Charmian on a ship they called The Snark; the ranch on which they built their big house made of lava blocks and redwood, which mysteriously burned down; learning to surf in Hawaii; the time in a workhouse; the horses; life among the head-hunters in the South Pacific.
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Are there still folks who think Miss Snark is a real agent?
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Miss Snark is completely enmeshed in her contest involving terrapins, GalleyCat, and other random oddities ….
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As such, a quick lesson, for the good of humanity, in Snark: Thesaurus. com is my top bookmark, and I suggest you make it the same on your browser.
Main Media vs A-List Blogebrity Ben Barren 2005
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As such, a quick lesson, for the good of humanity, in Snark: Thesaurus. com is my top bookmark, and I suggest you make it the same on your browser.
Archive 2005-07-01 Ben Barren 2005
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