Cloots
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The young Cloots, heir to a great fortune, was sent at eleven years of age to Paris to complete his education.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
Dat mush be mine neighbour Cloots, who live fifteen miles to the east of thish place.
From The Giraffe Hunters by Reid, Mayne
"Mah Soung is dead," repeated Cloots, and an echo ran back and forth between the walls with his word.
From Where the Pavement Ends by Russell, John
Whereupon Cloots very quickly and expertly fired once from the hip.
From Where the Pavement Ends by Russell, John
She was not Mah Soung, of course—though Cloots wiped a brow gone damp and chill.
From Where the Pavement Ends by Russell, John
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