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Beckford

[bek-ferd]

noun

  1. William, 1759–1844, English writer.



Beckford

/ ˈbɛkfəd /

noun

  1. William . 1759–1844, English writer and dilettante; author of the oriental romance Vathek (1787)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Jermaine Beckford: If Spurs can get Eze and Savinho, then they've got a chance of the top four.

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Vale Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre in Beckford, Worcestershire, cares for injured or sick wild animals and birds of prey, but manager Natalie Gould said it was costing £2,300 a day to run the charity.

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Jermaine Beckford: I like the idea of them creeping into a Europa League spot.

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If Reginald Beckford had been told a few years ago that he would later make a living as a scuba diving instructor, he would probably have laughed.

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A teenager whose body was found by detectives investigating the murder of another boy has been named as 17-year-old Jaydon Beckford.

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Becket, Thomas àBeckham