Bradshaw

/ (ˈbrædˌʃɔː) /

noun

a British railway timetable, published annually from 1839 to 1961

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Word Origin for Bradshaw

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

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Bradshaw once said after realizing she had no assets while attempting to get a loan from the bank.
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I try one final time to ascertain with Bradshaw what is in the ejaculatory mix.
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"Bradshaw and McBeal in particular stand out from the other women of their time because of their sheer rawness," Nisita writes.
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“Biggest Wednesday,” as Bradshaw calls it, occurred in 1998 on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Lost to history is the true series pilot wherein Bradshaw, real name Velda Murkowski, charms her way out of Bellevue.
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“Oh, pray take a glass with the young gentleman,” said Captain Bradshaw, with mock politeness.
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And in the incredibly small and incredibly dirty fastness of the stationmaster, they indeed found a Bradshaw.
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There had been two meetings before that of the 19th, and at the first of these Bradshaw had been re-appointed President.
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Dear Bradshaw, what an interesting writer you seemed to me on that day!
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George, Bradshaw and Phillips are bringing Bob and the girls.
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