Little John

American  

noun

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

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Little John British  

noun

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

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Little John Cultural  

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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Little John

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

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2022

Daly’s son, nicknamed Little John, just finished his freshman year at the University of Arkansas, and his partnership was Hooters’ first NIL deal.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 23, 2022

Little John was a black bear, the Sheriff of Nottingham was a wolf, Friar Tuck was a badger, and perhaps most memorably, Prince John was a thumb-sucking, jewel-encrusted crown-wearing lion.

From The Verge ● Apr. 10, 2020

Maiden special weight winner No. 5 Foreign Protocol and undefeated No. 4 Little John are two other contenders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2019

He was not, as they expected, a romantic man—-or not at first—although he was nearly as tall as Little John.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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