Horton

[ hawr-tn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a river in the N Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing NW to Franklin Bay on the Beaufort Sea. 275 miles (443 km) long.

To this day, Bush media maven Roger Ailes adamantly denies that he or the campaign had any role in the Willie Horton mug shot ad.

And to this day, liberals in the political world use the name “Willie Horton” to describe an appeal to primal racial fears.

In the 26 years since the Willie Horton ads scandalized the country, not that much has changed.

Old Horton, the Baltimore fire chief, was in hospital, and so were several hundred of his men.

Yeah,” he said, “they called that pitch the freezing slider, because it just froze Horton solid.

He dazzled the eyes and might have had for the asking the heart and hand of Diana Horton—Ruth's cousin.

Miss Horton looked up at him, and under her glance Sir Rowland felt that he was a man of unfathomable ignorance.

Did Mr. Horton say anything to you about your lodgings while here?

He's a pretty foxy guy, that man Horton, from all I hear about him!

"Then Lawyer Horton didn't tell you the whole story," laughed Elmer.

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