samson

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samson - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Samson \Sam"son\, n.
     An Israelite of Bible record (see --Judges xiii.),
     distinguished for his great strength; hence, a man of
     extraordinary physical strength.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Samson post.
     (a) (Naut.) A strong post resting on the keelson, and
         supporting a beam of the deck; also, a temporary or
         movable pillar carrying a leading block or pulley for
         various purposes. --Brande & C.
     (b) In deep-well boring, the post which supports the walking
         beam of the apparatus.
         [1913 Webster]

samson - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Samson
      n 1: (Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean
           feats of strength against the Philistines until he was
           betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah
      2: a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a
         man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he
         got" [syn: bull, bruiser, strapper, Samson]

samson - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Samson
  of the sun, the son of Manoah, born at Zorah. The narrative of
  his life is given in Judg. 13-16. He was a "Nazarite unto God"
  from his birth, the first Nazarite mentioned in Scripture (Judg.
  13:3-5; comp. Num. 6:1-21). The first recorded event of his life
  was his marriage with a Philistine woman of Timnath (Judg.
  14:1-5). Such a marriage was not forbidden by the law of Moses,
  as the Philistines did not form one of the seven doomed
  Canaanite nations (Ex. 34:11-16; Deut. 7:1-4). It was, however,
  an ill-assorted and unblessed marriage. His wife was soon taken
  from him and given "to his companion" (Judg. 14:20). For this
  Samson took revenge by burning the "standing corn of the
  Philistines" (15:1-8), who, in their turn, in revenge "burnt her
  and her father with fire." Her death he terribly avenged
  (15:7-19). During the twenty years following this he judged
  Israel; but we have no record of his life. Probably these twenty
  years may have been simultaneous with the last twenty years of
  Eli's life. After this we have an account of his exploits at
  Gaza (16:1-3), and of his infatuation for Delilah, and her
  treachery (16:4-20), and then of his melancholy death
  (16:21-31). He perished in the last terrible destruction he
  brought upon his enemies. "So the dead which he slew at his
  death were more [in social and political importance=the elite of
  the people] than they which he slew in his life."
  
    "Straining all his nerves, he bowed:
  
    As with the force of winds and waters pent,
  
    When mountains tremble, those two massy pillars
  
    With horrible convulsion to and fro
  
    He tugged, he shook, till down they came, and drew
  
    The whole roof after them, with burst of thunder
  
    Upon the heads of all who sat beneath,
  
    Lords, ladies, captains, counsellors, or priests,
  
    Their choice nobility and flower."
  
    Milton's Samson Agonistes.

samson - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Samson, AL (city, FIPS 67800)
    Location: 31.11221 N, 86.04660 W
    Population (1990): 2190 (977 housing units)
    Area: 9.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 36477

samson - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  51 Moby Thesaurus words for "Samson":
     Achilles, Antaeus, Atlas, Briareus, Brobdingnagian, Charles Atlas,
     Cyclops, David, Goliath, Hector, Hercules, Polyphemus, Roland,
     Superman, Tarzan, Titan, a man, brave, bulldog, bully, bullyboy,
     chutzpanik, colossus, decorated hero, demigod, demigoddess,
     fighting cock, gallant, gamecock, giant, good soldier, gorilla,
     hero, heroine, lion, man of courage, muscle man, paladin,
     powerhouse, stalwart, strong man, strong-arm man, the brave,
     the mighty, the strong, tiger, tough, tough guy, tower of strength,
     valiant, valiant knight