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Thor

–noun

1.	Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.

2.	a medium-range U.S. Air Force ballistic missile developed in the early 1950s and powered by a single liquid-propellant rocket engine.

3.	a male given name.

[Origin: bef. 1050; OE Thōr < ON Thōrr lit., thunder

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n. Mythology
The Norse god of thunder.

[Old Norse Thōrr; see (s)tenə- in Indo-European roots.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Thor

Odin's eldest son, strongest of the gods though not the wisest, c.1020, from O.N. Þorr, lit. "thunder," from *þunroz, related to O.E. þunor (see thunder).

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thor
noun
(Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with Teutonic Donar

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
Thor

The god of thunder in Norse mythology. He wielded a hammer.

Note: Thursday (Thor's day) is named after Thor.

[Chapter:] Mythology and Folklore

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Thor, IA (city, FIPS 77790) Location: 42.68872 N, 94.04999 W
Population (1990): 205 (89 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 50591

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Thor

Thor\, n. [Icel. [thorn][=o]rs. Cf. Thursday.] (Scand. Myth.) The god of thunder, and son of Odin.

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