=Ol´lapod= (_Cornet_), at the Galen’s Head. An eccentric country apothecary, “a jumble of physic and shooting.” Dr. Ollapod is very fond of “wit,” and when he has said what he thinks a smart thing he calls attention to it, with “He! he! he!” and some such expression as “Do you take, good sir! do you take?” But when another says a smart thing, he titters, and cries, “That’s well! that’s very well! Thank you, good sir, I owe you one!” He is a regular rattle; details all the scandal of the village; boasts of his achievements or misadventures; is very mercenary, and wholly without principle.--G. Colman, _The Poor Gentleman_ (1802). ⁂ This character is evidently a copy of Dibdin’s “Doctor Pother” in _The Farmer’s Wife_ (1780). =Ol´lomand=, an enchanter, who persuaded Ahu´bal, the rebellious brother of Misnar, sultan of Delhi, to try by bribery to corrupt the troops of the sultan. By an unlimited supply of gold, he soon made himself master of the southern provinces and Misnar marched to give him battle. Ollomand, with 5000 men, went in advance and concealed his company in a forest; but Misnar, apprised thereof by spies, set fire to the forest, and Ollomand was shot by the discharge of his own cannons, fired spontaneously by the flames: “For enchantment has no power except over those who are first deceived by the enchanter.”--Sir C. Morell [J. Ridley], _Tales of the Genii_ (“The Enchanter’s Tale,” vi., 1751). =Oluf= (_Sir_), a bridegroom who rode late to collect guests to his wedding. On his ride, the daughter of the erl king met him and invited him to dance a measure, but Sir Oluf declined. She then offered him a pair of gold spurs, a silk doublet, and a heap of gold, if he would dance with her: and when he refused to do so, she struck him “with an elf-stroke.” On the morrow, when all the bridal party was assembled, Sir Oluf was found dead in a wood.--_A Danish Legend_ (Herder). =Olympia=, countess of Holland and wife of Bire´no. Being deserted by Bireno, she was bound naked to a rock by pirates, but was delivered by Orlando, who took her to Ireland, where she married King Oberto (bks. iv., v.),[TN-47]--Ariosto, _Orlando Furioso_ (1516). _Olympia_, sister to the grand-duke of Muscovia.--Beaumont and Fletcher, _The Loyal Subject_ (1618). =Omawhaws= [_Om´.a.waws_] or =Omahas=, an Indian tribe of Dakota. O, chief of the mighty Omahaws! Longfellow, _To the Driving Cloud_. =Ombre´lia=, the rival of Smilinda, for the love of Sharper; “strong as the footman, as the master sweet.”--Pope, _Eclogues_ (“The Basset Table,” 1715). =O’Neal= (_Shan_), leader of the Irish insurgents in 1567. Shan O’Neal was notorious for profligacy. =O’Malley= (_Charles_). Dashing Irishman in Charles James Lever’s novel _Charles O’Malley_. =O’More= (_Rory_). Hero of a novel of same name and the lover of Katharine O’Bawn, in the popular song, Rory O’More. Novel and song are by Samuel Lover.