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Coverdale

American  
[kuhv-er-dayl] / ˈkʌv ərˌdeɪl /

noun

  1. Miles, 1488–1569, English divine: translator of the Bible into English 1535.


Coverdale British  
/ ˈkʌvəˌdeɪl /

noun

  1. Miles. 1488–1568, the first translator of the complete Bible into English (1535)

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Despite the record’s success, the bulk of their planned tour had to be axed because of poor ticket sales, leaving a reinvigorated Coverdale to reconstitute Whitesnake in 1994 with some new members.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025

Coverdale hung it up temporarily once before, after wrapping a Whitesnake world tour at the end of 1990, only to find himself “in an appalling, confused state across the board ... privately and professionally.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025

"When young children are not regularly given juice from an early age, they are less likely to be regular juice drinkers in later years," suggests Philip Coverdale at GlobalData.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2025

Ruth Ann Coverdale was born on Jan. 17, 1935, in Milford, Del., the youngest of five children, and was raised in nearby Slaughter Neck.

From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2021

That chap Coverdale is a bit of a funkstick.

From Mrs. Fitz by J. C. Snaith

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