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Definition
reject as not good enough
- But the ship, having her full complement of seamen, spurned his suit; and not all the King his father's influence could prevail.Chapters 10-12 -- A Bosom Friend; Nightgown; Biographical (77% in)
- —how I spurned that turnpike earth!Chapters 13-15 -- Wheelbarrow; Nantucket; Chowder (24% in)
- Spurn the idol Bell, and the hideous dragon; turn from the wrath to come; mind thine eye, I say; oh! goodness gracious! steer clear of the fiery pit!Chapters 16-18 -- The Ship; The Ramadan; His Mark (96% in)
There are no more uses of "spurn" in Moby Dick.
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