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Noah's Ark
noun
- (in the Bible) the large boat built by Noah in which he saved himself, his family, and a pair of every kind of creature during the Biblical Flood.
- an ark shell, Arca noae.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Noah's Ark1
First recorded in 1605–15
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Example Sentences
Such, traditionally, was the origin of the picturesque timbered house at Compton, now locally known as Noahs Ark.
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It consisted of one long, windowless apartment, that from the number and variety of its inmates gave no bad idea of Noahs ark.
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Whether, as some surmise, this ceremony is associated with any tradition of Noahs Ark, we cannot pretend to determine.
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All the inmates of Noahs Ark have passed under the whip, from minute insects to Jumbo himself.
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I dont think we were so very sharp last night, though, when we suffered ourselves to be made such apes of in Noahs Ark.
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