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Colden

[ kohl-duhn ]

/ ˈkoʊl dən /

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noun

Cadwallader, 1688–1776, Scottish physician, botanist, and public official in America, born in Ireland.

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How to use Colden in a sentence

Colden came to be a friend of William Bradford, as he had been of Hunter, and watched his work with deep interest.
Literary New York|Charles Hemstreet
In after years Colden told how his studies and his writings were interrupted by the coming of the new and lively Governor.
Literary New York|Charles Hemstreet
Cadwallader Colden lived down by the waterside near the fort wall over which Dominie Campbell was dragged.
Literary New York|Charles Hemstreet
And in his house there, when Cosby's rule quieted down, Colden got to his studies again.
Literary New York|Charles Hemstreet

This proffer on the part of Colden did not satisfy the people; they wanted the entire control of the stamps themselves.
A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County Volume II|Stephen M. Ostrander