Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A pre-Canaanite tribe mentioned in the Old Testament, otherwise called ‘the Anak’ or ‘the sons of Anak,’ and, as usual in regard to outlying tribes of which little is known, reputed to be giants.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural (Bibl.) A race of giants living in Palestine.
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Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals Thomas Moore 1815
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