Nabal
Americannoun
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Origin of Nabal
Ultimately from Hebrew Nābhāl “fool,” of uncertain origin
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Absorbed in the operation of the blowtorch, William P. Nabal burnt off paint, clapboards, wall, house and all, returned the borrowed blowtorch.
From Time Magazine Archive
Handyman In Peekskill, N. Y., planning to paint his house, William P. Nabal borrowed a blowtorch to remove old paint.
From Time Magazine Archive
The truth is, that ye're a perfect she Nabal, and ilka thing that takes the value of a plack out o' your pocket, is vulgar, or improper, or something that way.
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James
When Abigail returned to Nabal, he was holding a feast in his house like a king.
From The Children's Bible by Sherman, Henry A.
When David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal for David as they were told, and then waited.
From The Children's Bible by Sherman, Henry A.
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