Acol
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Acol
C20: named after a club in Acol Road, London
Example Sentences
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All the books by Andrew Robson are worthwhile, although the bidding is Acol, with four-card majors and 12 to 14 no-trumps.
From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2009
He seemed so different from these young and old country squires who frequented Acol Court.
From The Nest of the Sparrowhawk by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
"Nay, but your village of Acol seems full of queer folk, good Sir Marmaduke," said Mistress Pyncheon.
From The Nest of the Sparrowhawk by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
From afar a tiny light gleamed here and there in some of the windows of Acol Court.
From The Nest of the Sparrowhawk by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
Men who knew her in those days at Acol and subsequently at Court said that Lady Sue was magnetic.
From The Nest of the Sparrowhawk by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
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