Associations to the word «Taipan»

Wiktionary

TAIPAN, noun. A foreign businessman in China; a tycoon. [from 19th c.]
TAIPAN, noun. Any venomous elapid snake of the genus Oxyuranus, found in Australia and New Guinea. [from 20th c.]

Dictionary definition

TAIPAN, noun. Large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia.

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy