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she-ogre

she-ogre noun: a female ogre.

Noun

she-ogre (plural she-ogres)

  1. A female ogre.
    • He it was who alone and unweaponed had struggled with Grendel, and he who heedless had swam to the depths of the tarn to kill the she-ogre.1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 41

Forms of she-ogre

pluralshe-ogres

Origin of she-ogre

From she- + ogre.

Questions about she-ogre

What does she-ogre mean?
She-ogre means a female ogre.
What part of speech is she-ogre?
She-ogre is a noun.
What is the plural of she-ogre?
The plural of she-ogre is she-ogres.

Words near she-ogre in the dictionary

  1. she-males
  2. she-mullet
  3. she-mullets
  4. she-oak
  5. she-oaks
  6. she-ogre
  7. she-ogres
  8. she-orc
  9. she-orcs
  10. She-She-She Camp
  11. She-She-She Camps

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