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- adjective
Thick ,dense ,dark (originally in reference to a wood).
Etymologies
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Examples
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Mostly I think blogs have jousting jabberwockies wonkishly jabbering through the tulgey wood, and burbling as they come.
"You are also a paid astrotroller." Ann Althouse 2008
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I glanced to my left and saw that the eerie shadow of the Jabberwock had retreated somewhat within the tulgey wood.
Sign of Chaos Zelazny, Roger 1987
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It may come whiffling through the tulgey wood after your ass.
Sign of Chaos Zelazny, Roger 1987
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And as in uffish thought he stood, The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, Came whiffling through the tulgey wook, And burbled as it came!
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I'm sure his verbal burble makes for gripping reading as he comes galumphing through the tulgey wood.
The Democratic Daily 2009
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And, as in uffish thought he stood, The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, And burbled as it came!
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Congress will make its usual retreat into the tulgey wood.
Prairie Weather 2008
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The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, And bur bled as it came! "
Bottled Spider Gardner, John 2002
tusseymountain commented on the word tulgey
Usually in reference to woods: thick, dense, and dark. Introduced by Lewis Carroll.
May 15, 2009