Borden

[ bawr-dn ]

noun

1. Gail, 1801–74, U.S. inventor: developed technique for condensing milk.
2. Lizzie (Andrew), 1860–1927, defendant in U.S. 1893 trial: acquitted of ax murder of father and stepmother.
3. Sir Robert Laird [laird], 1854–1937, Canadian statesman: prime minister 1911–20.

Example Sentences

One of these critics was William Borden, executive director of the congressional joint committee on atomic energy.

From The Daily Beast

Andrew Borden, his two daughters, Lizzie and Emma, and his wife, Abby, lived in the stately abode at 92 Second Street.

From The Daily Beast

The Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast has a tendency to lose its guests in the middle of the night.

From The Daily Beast

A Victorian-style couch now stands in the spot where Mr. Borden was killed while he napped.

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After a decade of managing the Borden home, Wilber is chock-full of stories of hauntings and paranormal sightings.

From The Daily Beast

But a small part of the domain of my ancestors is left, he said to his friend, John Borden.

From Project Gutenberg

No tenders had been finally accepted, and the new Administration of Premier Borden was free to frame its own policy.

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Madam de Montmorency had in Borden a confidence to which her son at length became a victim.

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Borden Rodman sent us some ducks; I remembered how you liked them, and I asked the others and cooked them myself.

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Even Fanny, with her hair in disorder, was dancing an eccentric step with Borden Rodman.

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