All 3 Uses of
spurn
in
Moby Dick
- But the ship, having her full complement of seamen, spurned his suit; and not all the King his father's influence could prevail.†
Chpt 10-12 *spurned = rejected as not good enough
- —how I spurned that turnpike earth!†
Chpt 13-15
- Spurn the idol Bell, and the hideous dragon; turn from the wrath to come; mind thine eye, I say; oh!†
Chpt 16-18
Definitions:
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(1)
(spurn) reject as not good enough
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, and archaically, spurn can mean to strike or kick.