Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A marine mammal; some cetacean, perhaps a grampus or killer, or the narwhal. See
Orca .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any of several cetaceans, especialy the
grampus (Grampus griseus ) of the dolphin family. - noun (Mythology) A mythical monster of varying descriptions; an ogre.
- noun The
orca .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The term orc or its variant ork has been used to describe a large fish, whale or sea-monster.
Hard at work on Orcas Island | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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In Tolkien's world, the only good orc is a dead orc.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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"The publisher says that they believe this beheaded orc is the objectionable content in question," Doctorow wrote on BoingBoing.
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But regardless, the life of the average orc is going to be nasty, brutish and short.
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The word orc originally described grampi, a class of carnivorous cetaceans that includes the killer whale orca.
The Horde is Evil 2005
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“Thoe orc is carrying 6 gold bricks, but each one is like 25 lbs, you can’t carry them all … “But then how was * he* carrying it?!?”
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There’s a bigger language barrier to consider if an orc is talking to a human.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Today’s Comic: “Gold Famer Alert” 2008
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Thick and muscular of limb and torso, the orc was a skilled fighter despite barely being of adult years.
WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE Richard A. Knaak 2010
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Hate to see her fighting for someone like Rehgar Earthfury or worse, Varian concluded, referring to the orc shaman for whom they had battled as gladiators and slaves of the Crimson Ring.
WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE Richard A. Knaak 2010
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Thick and muscular of limb and torso, the orc was a skilled fighter despite barely being of adult years.
WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE Richard A. Knaak 2010
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"For the act, the monkeys do tricks, or dress up in outfits and act out hit movies — The Matrix is very popular, as is anything where the monkeys dress up like little orcs."
- Kij Johnson, 26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss.
August 21, 2009