Boyd

[ boid ]

noun

1. a male given name: from a Gaelic word meaning “light.”

Boyd

/ bɔɪd /

noun

1. BoydArthur19201999MAustralianARTS AND CRAFTS: painterARTS AND CRAFTS: sculptor Arthur . 1920–99, Australian painter and sculptor, noted for his large ceramic sculptures and his series of engravings
2. BoydMartin (A'Beckett)18931972MAustralianWRITING: novelist Martin ( A'Beckett ). 1893–1972, Australian novelist, author of Lucinda Brayford (1946) and of the Langton tetralogy The Cardboard Crown (1952), A Difficult Young Man (1955), Outbreak of Love (1957), and When Blackbirds Sing (1962)
3. BoydSirMichael1955MBritishTHEATRE: theatre director Sir Michael. born 1955, British theatre director; artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 2003

Example Sentences

Still, Haselberger writes that Boyd did not make the list of offenders released by the Minnesota Church in 2014.

From The Daily Beast

Officer Eddie Boyd then started beating plaintiff in the head and body by punching him over and over.

From The Daily Beast

One Ferguson cop who has proved worth a good look is Eddie Boyd, who was previously with the St. Louis Police Department.

From The Daily Beast

Boyd glumly told him to go over to makeup, which was housed in a little cabin across the road.

From The Daily Beast

The plan was to hold the body for ransom in exchange for a full pardon for Boyd and $200,000 in cash.

From The Daily Beast

Mr. Boyd is a useful member of society, and Cincinnati would not, if she could, be without him.

From Project Gutenberg

Some of the finest and handsomest articles of the bedstead in the city, are at the establishment of Mr. Boyd.

From Project Gutenberg

I devoutly wished that a telegram would come from Winnipeg to let me know if Boyd Madras, under his new name, could be found.

From Project Gutenberg

The 'Thalia' only carried Judge Boyd's colours ten times, and won six prizes, value 150l.

From Project Gutenberg

But the interior, as described by Mr. Boyd, entirely changes the scene.

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