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brobdingnagian

[brob-ding-nag-ee-uhn] / ˌbrɒb dɪŋˈnæg i ən /




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White House aides found two aluminum canoes and filled them with crushed ice to serve as brobdingnagian coolers for the champagne.

From Time Magazine Archive

Standard engines are no bigger than 425 cu. in., in lieu of the brobdingnagian 500 cu. in. of 1976.

From Time Magazine Archive

This brobdingnagian shell game is intended to foil any Soviet strike by baffling the enemy: unaware of each missile's actual location, the Soviets would be obliged to target all 4,600 MX shelters to guarantee success.

From Time Magazine Archive

So one does, judging by the brobdingnagian baubles designed by Marsten's firm, appropriately named Caveat Emptor.

From Time Magazine Archive

They carried brobdingnagian batons, razors, shaving brushes and trident.

From Down Under With the Prince by Sara Jeannette Duncan


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