orch

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

orc \orc\ ([^o]rk), n. [L. orca, a kind of whale: cf. F. orque.]

1.(Zool.) Any of several cetaceans, especialy the grampus (Grampus griseus) of the dolphin family. [Written also ork and orch.] --Milton. [1913 Webster]

An island salt and bare, The haunt of seals, and orcs, and sea-mews' clang.— Milton (Par. Lost xi. 835).

2.(Mythology) A mythical monster of varying descriptions; an ogre. [PJC]

Goblins, hobgoblins, and orcs of the worst description.— J. J. Tolkien (The Hobbit)

3.The orca. [PJC]

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