SIMON LEGREE


Meaning of SIMON LEGREE in English

ˈsīmənləˈgrē noun

( plural simon legrees )

Usage: usually capitalized S&L

Etymology: after Simon Legree, cruel slave dealer in Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe died 1896, American author

: a cruel taskmaster

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