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Definition of Dumbo
1. a stupid person [n -BOS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dumbo
Literary usage of Dumbo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our Young Folks in Africa: The Adventures of a Party of Young AMericans in by James Dabney McCabe (1882)
"dumbo, who seemed much under the influence of his evil- minded friend, ...
dumbo was embarrassed by this reply, and endeavored to explain his conduct; ..."
2. Angola and the River Congo by Joachim John Monteiro (1876)
"Three days''journey over a wild and rocky country brought us to the "Soba" dumbo,
formerly a very powerful king, and from whom the Portuguese have always ..."
3. The Lands of Cazembe: Lacerda's Journey to Cazembe in 1798 by Francisco José de Lacerda e Almeida, Pedro Joä̃o Baptista, Amaro José, Charles Tilstone Beke (1873)
"... popularly known as dumbo-dumbo, or " the Terror ":t bis title t In 'Dr.
Livingstone's Second Expedition' (chap. xp 205) we are told that . ..."
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