man-eater

Example Sentences

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Man-eater, if he gets the chance - see his eye.

From The Day's Work - Part 01 by Kipling, Rudyard

"Did you kill Bagh, the Man-eater?" asked Muskwa, to change the subject.

From The Sa'-Zada Tales by Fraser, William Alexander

And when the king saw that he really had brought back the Man-eater, he commanded a huge iron chest to be brought, and locked the coffin up inside.

From The Pink Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew

So the king sent for Ciccu and said to him, 'Ciccu, you must at any price manage to get the sword of the Man-eater.'

From The Pink Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew

The king thought upon these words, and at last he said to Ciccu, 'Ciccu, I shall never rest until you bring me back the Man-eater himself.

From The Pink Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew