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Little Giant   /lˈɪtəl dʒˈaɪənt/   Listen
Little Giant

noun
1.
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861).  Synonyms: Douglas, Stephen A. Douglas, Stephen Arnold Douglas.






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"Little Giant" Quotes from Famous Books



... unselfishness. She has gone home because—because—I think you can both guess why; an explanation would only be disagreeable. She begged me to tell you, Mrs. Quentyns, that she meant to be really perfectly happy at home, and she hoped you and Jasper would follow her example here. Poor little Giant Killer! she slew an enormous giant to-day, and there are few people I respect as I do that dear little soul. I saw her safely to the Rectory, as, when she came to me, I thought it best to humor what was more a noble inspiration than a child's whim. I will ...
— A Young Mutineer • Mrs. L. T. Meade



Words linked to "Little Giant" :   politician, political leader, Stephen A. Douglas, politico, pol



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