Battle of the Giants
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
See GIANTS. Battle of the Herrings, See HERRINGS.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Battle of the Giants” mean?
See GIANTS. Battle of the Herrings, See HERRINGS.
Is “Battle of the Giants” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.