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Definition of Little john
1. Noun. Legendary follower of Robin Hood; noted for his size and strength.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Little John
Literary usage of Little john
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Who's who in America by Marquis Who's Who, Inc (1901)
"Address: Hilo, HI LITTLE, John S., congressman, lawyer; b. Jenny Llnd, Sebastian
Co., Ark., March 15, 1853; s. Jesse L. ; ed. common schools and Cane Hill ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1841)
"little john FINALITY. THERE lives a lord, whom men may call A morsel of mortality ;
In mind as well as members small, Though Whigs extol the stature tall Of ..."
3. English and Scottish Ballads by Francis James Child (1866)
"little john AND THE FOUR BEGGERS. " FROM an old black-letter copy ... A new merry
song of Robin Hood and little john, shewing how little john went a begging ..."
4. Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs edited by Thomas Percy (1905)
"... But wretches nere worse to do poor men wrong ; But that I little John Nobody
dare not " For bribery was never aO great ninco born wan onr Lord, ..."
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