Paul′ Bun′yan

n. a legendary giant lumberjack of the American frontier.

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Paul Bunyan - a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada; "Paul Bunyan had a blue ox named Babe"; "the lakes of Minnesota began when Paul Bunyan and Babe's footprints filled with water"Bunyan

Paul Bunyan

Bunyan, Paul,

legendary American lumberjack. He was the hero of a series of "tall tales" popular through the timber country from Michigan westward. Bunyan was known for his fantastic strength and gigantic size. He is said to have ruled his gargantuan lumber camp between the winter of the blue snow and the spring that came up from China. His prized possession was Babe the Blue Ox, the distance between whose horns measured 42 ax handles and a plug of tobacco. In southern lumber camps a similar legendary figure is known as Tony Beaver.

Bibliography

See collections of legends by L. Untermeyer (1945) and H. W. Felton (1947); study of the legend by D. G. Hoffman (1952, repr. 1966) and N. Wartik (1989).

Bunyan, Paul

lumberjack performs mighty deeds. [Am. Folklore: The Wonderful Adventures of Paul Bunyan]See: Brawniness

Bunyan, Paul

legendary lumberjack who accomplished prodigious feats. [Am. Folklore: Brewer Dictionary, 163]See: Giantism

Bunyan, Paul

legendary woodsman of prodigious strength. [Am. Folklore: Paul Bunyan]See: Strength

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noun a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada

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