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    William Tell
    noun
    a legendary Swiss patriot forced by the Austrian governor to shoot an apple off his son's head with bow and arrow.
  • Tell, William
    Tell, William
    A legendary hero of Switzerland, famous for his skill as an archer. A tyrannical official forced him to shoot an apple off his son's head.

William Tell

American  

noun

  1. a legendary Swiss patriot forced by the Austrian governor to shoot an apple off his son's head with bow and arrow.


Tell, William Cultural  
  1. A legendary hero of Switzerland, famous for his skill as an archer. A tyrannical official forced him to shoot an apple off his son's head.


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From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025

The favourite Gerri Colombe held off the challenge of Ahoy Senor to win the William Hill Bowl on the opening day of the Aintree Grand National meeting.

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“Guys have seen everyone who has gotten cancer, guys dying from cancer,” said William Hill, the president of the Brockton Fire Fighters Local 144 who was successfully treated for testicular cancer.

From Washington Times • Sep. 14, 2023

In achieving his success he had the cooperation of Mr. William Hill, the grandfather of J. H. Hill.

From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 by Various

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