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ogress

[oh-gris] / ˈoʊ grɪs /
NOUN
beast
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In the case of voracious Slapu, elders warn the children to come home before nightfall because of the ogress waiting in the woods skirting Port Gamble Bay.

From Seattle Times Oct. 17, 2023

The ogress and the orphans do the ridding, with cleareyed ingenuity.

From New York Times Apr. 8, 2022

“We believe that we came into existence when an ogress mated with a monkey. Is that possible?”

From Scientific American Apr. 10, 2019

The fatal mother – aka the witch, aka the ogress – is an aspect of motherhood itself.

From The Guardian May 14, 2010

Behind Kendra the ogress fell, branches and deadfalls snapping like fireworks.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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