Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to a discobolus; quoit-throwing.
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Examples
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For his discobolic exploit proved the climax of his rage, and was succeeded by an immediate sense that he had passed the bounds of legitimate passion; and he sunk immediately from the very pinnacle of opposition to the level of implicit acquiescence.
Maid Marian Thomas Love Peacock 1825
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For his discobolic exploit proved the climax of his rage, and was succeeded by an immediate sense that he had passed the bounds of legitimate passion; and he sunk immediately from the very pinnacle of opposition to the level of implicit acquiescence.
Maid Marian 1822
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