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Eulenspiegel

British  
/ ˈɔɪlənˌʃpiːɡəl /

noun

  1. See Till Eulenspiegel

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Søndergård did it deftly, and went on to deliver the more exuberant humour of Richard Strauss's Till Eulenspiegel with plenty of flourish.

From The Guardian • Oct. 14, 2012

The caller identified himself as Till Eulenspiegel, the legendary German counterpart of Robin Hood.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thomas, the orchestra's new assistant conductor and Steinberg's understudy, took over after intermission and handled Strauss's familiar Till Eulenspiegel and Robert Starer's new Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra with ease, poise and cool.

From Time Magazine Archive

His mammoth tone poems�Till Eulenspiegel, Ein Heldenleben and Also sprach Zarathustra�show him to be a peerless master of orchestral effect and a wizardly painter of tone color.

From Time Magazine Archive

Those about Eulenspiegel were first reduced to a coherent narrative in 1519.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham

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