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Bandersnatch
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English
Etymology
en Q38082 1863 (see quotation).
Pronunciation
en /ˈbændə(ɹ)snæt͡ʃ/
en ætʃ 3
Proper noun
An obscure fictional creature mentioned in two of Lewis Carroll's poems. from 1863
en 1863 Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There Lewis Carroll http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=text&offset=142981005&textreg=2&query=bandersnatch&id=CarGlas Beware the jabberwock, my son. The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch
See also
frumious
en British fiction Fictional characters Lewis Carroll