Definition of "octads" [octads]

• Plural form of octad. (noun)

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• "As Theor helped Norlak deploy three octads of pike wielders on the foredeck, his hunter's hearts rallied within him."
• "And do you know how many octads of years it would take to clear enough land for even the scantiest ranching?"
• "Theor gazed at the looted ruin of a fisher town, the fifteen or more octads of lean dark ships lying at anchor, the army of giants ashore who swarmed into formation as his own folk approached."