Samson
['sæmsn]
Definition
(noun.) (Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah.
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Definition
(n.) An Israelite of Bible record (see Judges xiii.), distinguished for his great strength; hence, a man of extraordinary physical strength.
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Examples
- In his new engine, the Samson, he adopted the plan of coupling the fore and rear wheels of the engine. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The story of the Creation and the Flood, much of the story of Moses, much of Samson, were probably incorporated from Babylonian sources. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I long to exert a fraction of Samson's strength, and break the entanglement like tow! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The caged eagle, whose gold-ringed eyes cruelty has extinguished, might look as looked that sightless Samson. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- He is so droll, that Samson. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- I call myself the Samson of the firewood guillotine. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- I have seen blue eyes and golden hair there, and they looked charming when Samson held them up. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- I'LL make your fortune, she said; and Delilah patted Samson's cheek. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She said in Court that she'd have took him single-handed (on account of what she knew concerning him), if he had been Samson. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Samson and his men complain sometimes, of being exhausted. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
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