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Robin hood

//ˌɹɒbɪn ˈhʊd// name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A legendary English outlaw famous for his skill in archery and his vow to defend the poor and the oppressed against established authority.
  2. 2
    A place in England:; A hamlet in Baslow and Bubnell parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2772).
  3. 3
    A place in England:; A settlement in Wrightington parish, West Lancashire district, Lancashire (OS grif ref SD5211).
  4. 4
    A place in England:; A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3227).
  5. 5
    A locality near Drouin, Victoria, Australia.
Noun
  1. 1
    A criminal or vigilante with similar social tendencies.

    "There were still nobly-born and accomplished sea-rovers — Robin Hoods of the wave — […]"

  2. 2
    Short for Robin Hood shot abbreviation, alt-of, informal

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of Robert.

Etymology 2

From Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of Robert.

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