Cadwalader

/ (kædˈwɒlədə) /

noun

7th century ad, legendary king of the Britons, probably a confusion of several historical figures

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Words nearby Cadwalader

cadreman, caduceus, caducibranchiate, caducity, caducous, Cadwalader, Cadwallader, CAE, caecilian, caecum, Cædmon

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Example sentences from the Web for Cadwalader

"Jersey will be the most whiggish colony on the continent," writes an officer of this corps of Cadwalader's.
The Campaign of Trenton 1776-77|Samuel Adams Drake
Judge Taney thereupon issued an attachment against General Cadwalader for disobedience to the high writ of the court.
The Life of Lyman Trumbull|Horace White
One of Reed's companions returned to Cadwalader, who had halted at Burlington, and advised him to proceed.
The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving|Washington Irving
Moreover, Mrs. Jones did not live to enjoy the new house very long, as she died in 1780, and then Cadwalader married again.
Cornish Characters|S. Baring-Gould

The firing at Trenton had been distinctly heard at Cadwalader's camp and its reason guessed.
The Campaign of Trenton 1776-77|Samuel Adams Drake

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