Crompton

[ kromp-tuhn ]

noun

1. Samuel, 1753–1827, English inventor of the spinning mule.

Crompton

/ ˈkrɒmptən /

noun

1. CromptonRichmal18901969FBritishWRITING: children's author Richmal , full name Richmal Crompton Lamburn . 1890–1969, British children's author, best known for her Just William stories
2. CromptonSamuel17531827MBritishTECHNOLOGY: inventor Samuel. 1753–1827, British inventor of the spinning mule (1779)

Example Sentences

No such missive had, to his knowledge, ever before found its way into the aristocratic precincts of Crompton Place.

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Miss Dory would say so, but, Mas'r Crompton, you'll fotch her back sometime to de ole place.

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Adolph Candida was her music teacher, who, alone of the young men in Crompton, had free access to the house.

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One thing alone impressed her,—the late hour when she would probably arrive at Crompton.

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I am a good deal struck, you see, and if there were nothing else to bring me to Crompton, Eloise would do it.

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