Ascapart

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Ascapart was a fictional giant, in legend conquered by Bevis of Hampton, though so huge as to carry Bevis, his wife, and horse under his arm. J.R.R. Tolkien has used this giant in his Lost Tales book, but under another name.

David Foster Wallace uses the term Ascapartic several times in his novel Infinite Jest, most likely in reference to someone being somewhat like this giant.