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Charleton

[ chahrl-tn ]

/ ˈtʃɑrl tn /

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noun

a male given name.

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How to use Charleton in a sentence

During the great plague in London, 1665, Dryden fled with his wife to Charleton.
Palamon and Arcite|John Dryden
"Drill" is used in the same sense in Charleton's "Onomasticon Zoicon," 1668.
Lectures and Essays|T.H. Huxley
"Yonder lies Charleton," exclaimed Garth proudly, pointing to the collection of battle-merited walls and towers.
Captured at Tripoli|Percy F. Westerman
Five minutes later the wanderers had shaken the dust of Charleton from off their feet—for the last time, as they fondly hoped.
Captured at Tripoli|Percy F. Westerman

Dr Charleton's hypothesis concerning Stonehenge was but indifferently received.
The Works of John Dryden, now first collected in Eighteen Volumes, Volume 11|John Dryden