orc
pronunciation
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Word Origin
- orc (n.)
- "ogre, devouring monster," Old English orcþyrs, orcneas (plural), perhaps from a Romanic source akin to ogre, and ultimately from Latin Orcus "Hell," a word of unknown origin. Revived by J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) as the name of a brutal race in Middle Earth.But Orcs and Trolls spoke as they would, without love of words or things; and their language was actually more degraded and filthy than I have shown it. ["Return of the King," 1955]
Example
- 1. That newbie orc can 't even hit the druid .
- 2. For four nights I have endured their orc shrieks from the other side of the hotel wall ; now all is silent .
- 3. What advice would you give to players to help them develop their orc heroes better ?
- 4. That is no orc horn .
- 5. The orc grunted softly and relaxed .