Bradshaw

/ ˈbrædˌʃɔː /

noun

1. a British railway timetable, published annually from 1839 to 1961

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bradshaw¹

C19: named after its original publisher, George Bradshaw (1801–53)

Example Sentences

A petition to drop criminal charges against Bradshaw gained about 2,200 signatures and a friend is selling T-shirts calling him the Manhole Michelangelo.

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“He’s a local celebrity now,” said Shelli Selfridge, a clerk at a convenience store where one of Bradshaw’s flowers graces the pavement and his legal problems are a frequent topic of conversation.

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Bradshaw’s artistic odyssey began in September as he hunkered down to set up his annual Halloween display in a yard littered with his handiwork, including a shelter for his pet ducks and a “redneck movie theater” with a big screen and a fire pit.

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Earlier that night, Bradshaw had painted a flower for a man whose wife had cancer and another for a friend.

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Bradshaw later pleaded not guilty and prepared for a trial in which he could face a fine and up to a year in jail.

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