grampus

Example Sentences

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He continues: “Water dog, grampus, grumpus, mollyhugger, horny head, devil dog.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 2, 2018

It h a menacing or amorous puff, similar to the grampus.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

I wakened about seven bells in the morning watch, just for a moment, you know, and you were snoring like a grampus.

From The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure by Stables, Gordon

But grampus have much lighter coloration, from slate gray to nearly all white, and larger animals are covered with numerous scratches.

From Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification by Caldwell, David

"Then we ought to have Miss Di Tempest, if we have Hemsworth," said Sir Henry, blowing like a grampus, as his manner was in moments of inspiration.

From Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) by Cholmondeley, Mary