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ogre
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ogre \O"gre\ ([=o]"g[~e]r), n. [F., fr. Sp. ogro, fr. L. Orcus
the god of the infernal regions; also, the lower world,
hell.]
An imaginary monster, or hideous giant of fairy tales, who
lived on human beings; hence, any frightful giant; a cruel
monster.
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His schoolroom must have resembled an ogre's den.
--Maccaulay.
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