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Ephraim

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E´phra`im
n.1.(Zool.) A hunter's name for the grizzly bear.


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The venerable Father Ephraim sat in his easy chair, not only hoary headed and infirm with age, but worn down by a lingering disease, which, it was evident, would very soon transfer his patriarchal staff to other hands.
From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
Was not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer?
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
Ephraim is an heartless dove---Issachar an over-laboured drudge, which stoops between two burdens.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
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