Eliphaz
Americannoun
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(in the Bible) a son of Esau and Adah.
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(in the Bible) a friend of Job.
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MacLeish makes Zophar a broken-down priest, Eliphaz a wreck of a doctor and Bildad a soapbox-orating Communist.
From Time Magazine Archive
Eliphaz nodded his head, whirring his wheelwork louder.
From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Zangwill, Israel
When I found out that Engle wanted to buy him, I let Eliphaz crib all day Friday, after he'd been worked, and when I sold him I didn't sell the strap.
From Old Man Curry Race Track Stories by Van Loan, Charles E. (Charles Emmett)
With that habit corrected, Eliphaz was a great hoss.
From Old Man Curry Race Track Stories by Van Loan, Charles E. (Charles Emmett)
"Assuredly he can rule the lower worlds," replied Eliphaz, with a smile.
From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Zangwill, Israel
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