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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—K

Kraken

A supposed sea-monster of vast size, said to have been seen off the coast of Norway and on the North American coasts. It was first described (1750) by Pontoppidan. Pliny speaks of a sea-monster in the Straits of Gibraltar, which blocked the entrance of ships.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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