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durgan

n. (context dialectal English) A dwarf.

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Durğan

Durğan (also, Durqan and Durgan) is a village and municipality in the Lerik Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 441.

Usage examples of "durgan".

MANY a mobsman had quailed before the snarling face of Killer Durgan, but Ernie Shires did not follow their example.

The hard-faced gangster who stood before him was meeting with his approval, and even as he nodded in satisfaction, Durgan curled his lips maliciously.

Shires wondered if Durgan had heard of the fiasco in which he had figured.

Killer Durgan looked sharply at him, the cold sneer lurking at his mouth corners.

But when Shires had figured Durgan as a man of cunning, he had not missed his mark.

Killer Durgan was again the evil-faced racketeer, whose countenance suited his bloody reputation.

After he had gone, Killer Durgan stood in the center of his luxurious abode, thinking.

In that one brief hour, the girl had expressed a world of hate and contempt for Killer Durgan, whose mastery she detested.

It would be the last spot where any one connected with Ernie Shires or Killer Durgan would come.

Killer Durgan was on his feet, his fists clenched as he glowered at Ernie Shires.

He was anxious to talk with Durgan, but he kept his patience until the others were gone.

With an oath, Killer Durgan seized Madge and flung her across the room.

As the door closed behind her, Durgan returned to Wharton, who had been quietly watching the scene.

It had been much later than they had expected, but the girl had assured him that she would experience no trouble with Killer Durgan, as the racketeer had other problems that night.

Killer Durgan, Ernie Shires, Big Ben Hargins - all had met with defeat that night!