See Also: samson(medicine)
SAMSON Oil and Gas NL(finance)
Samson(dictionary)
Samson(encyclopedia)
Samson(dictionary)
SAMSON HOLDING(finance)
SAMSON PAPER(finance)
T.J. Samson Community Hospital(health)
Hirsch, Samson Raphael(encyclopedia)

inarm (iou) and Samson (iou)


inarm (iou)



inarm verb trans. . E17.
[from IN-1 or IN-2, EN-1 + ARM noun1. Cf. French embrasser.]
Clasp within or as with the arms; embrace.
Browning Gallant and lady..Enarming each the Other. F. W. H. Myers Norway's inarming melancholy sea.

Samson (iou)



Samson noun. In senses 2, 3 also samson, Sampson. M16.

A person resembling Samson, esp. in great strength or in blindness. M16.
Hist. = CRAMP noun2 3. M19.
Forestry. A pole used to direct the fall of a tree being felled. E20.
Comb.: Samson-fish an Australian carangid fish, Seriola hippos, valued as a sporting fish. Samson fox a N. American variety of the red fox, in which the fur lacks guard hairs and so has a scorched appearance. Samson's post, Samson post (a) a kind of mousetrap; (b) Nautical a strong pillar passing through the hold of a ship or between decks; a post in a whaler to which a harpoon rope is attached.
Sam'sonian adjective & noun (a) adjective of, pertaining to, or resembling Samson; (b) noun a strong man: E17.