Cobden

[kob-duh n]

noun

Richard,1804–65, English manufacturer, merchant, economist, and statesman.

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Historical Examples of cobden

Mr. Cobden and Mr. Bright must have been disappointed in this 'young man from the country.'
The Grand Old Man
Richard B. Cook
And we'll walk on the wall of China by moonlight, with Cleopatra and Mr. Cobden?
The Daltons, Volume I (of II)
Charles James Lever
Perhaps Cobden did better by persuasion, but that was another matter.
The Education of Henry Adams
Henry Adams
Cobden used to say, "I'm working like a horse without a moment to spare."
How to Succeed
Orison Swett Marden
Cobden seems to be a good kind of fellow, but I wish he were not a cotton-spinner.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3)
John Morley

British Dictionary definitions for cobden

Cobden

noun

Richard. 1804–65, British economist and statesman: with John Bright a leader of the successful campaign to abolish the Corn Laws (1846)

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