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† ˈLestrigon Obs.
[ad. L. Læstrȳgon-es pl., Gr. λαιστρῡγόν-ες a cannibal people of Italy (Hom. Odyss. x. 116).]
An inhuman monster, a cannibal. So Lestriˈgonian, in the same sense.
1591Sylvester Du Bartas i. vi. 388 Inhumane Monster, hatefull Lestrigon. 1656Blount Glossogr., Lestrigons, a kind of giants or fierce people of Italy, often mentioned in the Odysses of Homer. 1693Dryden's Juvenal xiv. (1697) 342 Lest..their Sons should..become..Tyrants, Lestrigons, and Cannibals to their Servants. a1887Jefferies Field & Hedgerow (1889) 70 They were perfect cannibals with the tongue, perfect Lestrigonians. |