Struldbrug
[strʌldbrʌg]
Definition
n. one of a class of immortals in Gulliver's Travels born with a special mark in the forehead kept by the public after eighty.
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Examples
- Only in this island of Luggnagg the appetite for living was not so eager, from the continual example of the _struldbrugs_ before their eyes. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- After this preface, he gave me a particular account of the _struldbrugs_ among them. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- One day, in much good company, I was asked by a person of quality, whether I had seen any of their _struldbrugs_, or immortals? Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- A particular description of the Struldbrugs, with many conversations between the author and some eminent persons upon that subject. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- This was the account given me of the _struldbrugs_, as near as I can remember. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
Typist: Shirley