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Definition of Hippogriff
1. n. A fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin.
Definition of Hippogriff
1. Noun. a mythical beast, half griffin and half horse, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a filly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hippogriff
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Medical Definition of Hippogriff
1. A fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin. Origin: F. Hippogriffe; cf. It. Ippogrifo. See Hippopotamus, Griffon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hippogriff
Literary usage of Hippogriff
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1896)
"Interrogations such as these were so many switches of the whip in the flanks of
hippogriff. Another peculiarity of the animal gifted with wings is, ..."
2. The Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1910)
"And now the hippogriff seized him, and mounted with him into mid-air; ... To be
in this state, says the Philosopher, is to be ON THE hippogriff; ..."
3. The Pocket Edition of the Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1906)
"And now the hippogriff seized him, and mounted with him into mid-air; ... To be
in this state, says the Philosopher, is to be ON THE hippogriff ; and to ..."
4. The count Arezzi, a tragedy by Robert Eyres Landor (1824)
"... hippogriff arid horn, And your lost wits, I yield the guidance there— You know
the road the best. ..."
5. Pastels in Prose by William Dean Howells (1890)
"griff! liberating hippogriff ! bear me higher than the skies. ... hippogriff!
liberating hippogriff ! if no one awaits us above the worlds, ..."
6. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1880)
"Just then, there came up a hippogriff, who had become penitent, and determined
to return to his duty. He was amazed to see the witch hanging in front of the ..."
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