a giant (=an extremely large man) in old American stories. He was alumberjack (=someone whose job is to cut down trees) from the forests of Canada and the north US, who travelled with a blueox called Babe. They changed the shape of the land as they walked along, for example by making mountains and also the Grand Canyon.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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