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  • noun Plural form of orc.

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Examples

  • Just before the end battle, we performed a ritual to curse the orcs from the Orkheer Lager.

    weekly nathreee 2009

  • Setting: Maerquin is set in the Barony of Marsilac, a small country that seems to be constantly at war with orcs from the mountains, half-elves from the woods and necromancers from the neighbouring country in the west.

    Maerquin Weekend 25 nathreee 2009

  • Never mind read­ing, writ­ing, and teach­ing, which I plan to do for the rest of my life: killing orcs is morefun.

    Citizens of EverQuest « Snarkmarket 2005

  • Times gleefully noted that rivals call the firm's traders "orcs" - which made the firm a target of mockery by everyone from

    unknown title 2009

  • Since the orcs are already down 5 men, their stats are now

    Quickie Mass Combat Rules « Geek Related 2010

  • I love the idea of orcs being structured like social insects.

    The Science of Middle Earth, by Henry Gee. Book review Carla 2009

  • While some fantasy purists may object, the whole premise is that the orcs are the protagonists here.

    The Road Not Taken · What about them? They’re fresh… 2008

  • I'm glad you've seen the lord of the rings but until you know about how the creatures called orcs came into existence you're just wasting people's time.

    The Horde is Evil 2005

  • Jaina, and when they arrived Daelin Proudmoore told his daughter in no uncertain terms that the orcs were a menace that needed to be exterminated.

    WoW.com 2010

  • In short, they will attack with the very ad hominem arguments they accuse us of, impugning the source of the criticisms, not the substance, calling us "orcs" and "trolls".

    A Sodomite's Sermon Hal Duncan 2009

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