legended

[Jonathan Lighter]

"Said by legend or popular report; fabled":  
 
1994 Usenet: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.windsurfing/browse_frm/thread/92239650036e2875/d0446eabe58de5d3?lnk=st&q=legended#d0446eabe58de5d3  (June 17) : Both are legended to have great waves in northerly winds. 
 
ca2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Stephen_Decatur : Stephen Decatur...
He's my great-great uncle   Stephen Decatur is legended to have shot at the Jersey Devil. Put a whole through the beast, which was unaffected.
 
Half a million RGs, but many are really for "legend."
 
JL
 
 




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