Paul Bunyan

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Paul Bunyan

n.
A giant lumberjack who performs superhuman acts in American folklore.
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Paul′ Bun′yan


n.
a legendary giant lumberjack of the American frontier.
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Noun1.Paul Bunyan - a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and CanadaPaul Bunyan - a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada; "Paul Bunyan had a blue ox named Babe"; "the lakes of Minnesota began when Paul Bunyan and Babe's footprints filled with water"
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