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- proper noun The
hammer of theNorse god Thor .
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Examples
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An acceleration run in this car feels like being hammered between the shoulder blades by Thor's mystic Mjollnir.
The Best Sports Car 2011
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An acceleration run in this car feels like being hammered between the shoulder blades by Thor's mystic Mjollnir.
The Best Sports Car, and Why to Skip It Dan Neil 2011
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In THOR No 385, Hulk challenged Thor to fight without the hammer Mjollnir.
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In THOR No 385, Hulk challenged Thor to fight without the hammer Mjollnir.
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So Thor (as an example) can be an individual -- the god of thunder, who carries a hammer which strikes like a thunderbolt (which IS, in fact, a thunderbolt, Mjollnir that smashes ...); and he can also symbolically be the god of thunder, a personification of random violence and flash-fire temper; but he is also, all at the same time, quite literally, thunder in his own person.
she sewed my new blue jeans gregvaneekhout 2009
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FPW: Wait a sec while I fold my cape and stow Mjollnir away with my trident and my lightning bolt.
A Conversation with New York Times Bestselling Author F. Paul Wilson 2010
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 Thor stands in the midst of battle, swinging the hammer Mjollnir against the foes of Asgard.
Kotobukiya unveils Scarlet Witch and Thor Statues | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Wasn't there an issue where he ends up using a cardboard replica of Mjollnir, and the Absorbing Man has the subsequent strength of a paper bag.
Words! Words! I Grow Weary of Words!! Brian Hughes 2007
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Bernita - If it had been Mjollnir would I be here to tell the tale?
Bernard Cornwell's 'Sharpe' adventures Carla 2007
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Thor is waiting for us all on the other side, patiently rapping Mjollnir against his palm.
On the Origins of Methodological Naturalism - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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