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Goliath

noun

(Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot.

Someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful. Synonyms: behemoth, colossus, giant, monster.

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"Goliath" Quotes from Famous Books

... accommodates 600 boys, and was substituted for 'The Goliath,' which was burned two years ago (as was also the old 'Warspite' at Charlton). The latest report (which is more full and clear than that of several other ships) deals with the ten months ending the 31st of December, 1877, when 545 boys were under training. These were sent from ...

— The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" • John MacGregor

... of me," she replied, tremulously, and she sought with unsteady hands to put up her dishevelled hair. "You—you big sheep herder! You Goliath!" ...

— The Call of the Canyon • Zane Grey

... bullets. They counted nearly two hundred the next day, embedded in the walls or strewn about the rooms. And not a thing had been stolen—not a hooligan had dared enter. But David is only a type of the young generation—there are hundreds of Davids equally ready to take the field against Goliath. And shall I not rejoice, shall I not exult even unto tears?' Her eyes glowed, and the musician was kindled to equal fire. It seemed to him less a girl who was speaking than Truth and Purity and some dead muse of his own. 'The Pale that I left,' she went on, ...

— Ghetto Comedies • Israel Zangwill

... "They would if I'd let them; but brains and resource and finesse all count for power. Granted that they have a hundred dollars to my one. Still, I have elements of strength they can't even estimate. David beat Goliath, you know, even though he didn't do it ...

— Ridgway of Montana - (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also the Villain) • William MacLeod Raine

... well, I can't hope to compete against cigar signs," replied Mr. Logan. "I was unprepared for Goliath. Little David will fade away till he gets his sling. You make me forget my name and telephone number, but this is where I get off at. Please remember me ...

— Winnie Childs - The Shop Girl • C. N. Williamson

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