orc

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Tasslehoff could see from the look in Denzil's eyes that the half-orc was still trying to make sense of everything that had happened.

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  • Fully aware that he was no match for the half-orc, the kender took the only other option open to him. —  Kendermore
  • Tasslehoff could see from the look in Denzil's eyes that the half-orc was still trying to make sense of everything that had happened. —  Stalling
  • Many loud yells in orc-speech answered him, and the ringing clash of weapons being drawn. —  The Lord of the Rings
  • The second time he meets an orc in that game, he may expect the same thing, but perhaps this orc is a powerful spellcaster, or even stranger, a peaceful farmer. —  Flames Rising Horror Webzine
  • "He's a half-orc," Tas corrected him. —  Kendermore
 

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  1. [L. orca, a kind of whale: cf. F. orque.]

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