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Little John

noun

  1. a large, powerful yeoman who was a member of Robin Hood's band.



Little John

noun

  1. one of Robin Hood's companions, noted for his great size and strength

“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

Little John

  1. In English legend, one of the Merry Men who followed Robin Hood (see also Robin Hood). He was large and burly. At his first meeting with Robin Hood, he beat Robin in a fight with cudgels.

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As the sun set over Little John's Farm, she strode to edge of the catwalk for her breakout single, Good Luck Babe, silhouetted by spotlights and looking every inch like a superstar.

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As Robin you have an arsenal of high-tech arrows, and you can invite three friends to the fray: metal-fisted brawler Little John, speedy assassin Maid Marian and mace-wielding healer Friar Tuck.

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It come's after 105,000 music lovers enjoyed the bank holiday at Little John's Farm.

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Woods is competing for only the fifth time since he and his son finished second to John Daly and Little John Daly last year.

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The video was taken after music fans left the site at Little John's Farm.

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