Cruikshank

[ krook-shangk ]

/ ˈkrʊkˌʃæŋk /

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noun

George, 1792–1878, English illustrator, caricaturist, and painter.

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cruel to be kind, cruelty, cruelty-free, cruet, Cruft, Cruikshank, cruise, cruise control, cruise missile, cruiser, cruiserweight

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How to use Cruikshank in a sentence

The Power of Yoga If you ask Tiffany Cruikshank, the answer is yes.
Yoga Is Good for You. But Is It Medicine?|DailyBurn|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cruikshank often speaks about the potential of yoga to be therapeutic — even medicinal.
Yoga Is Good for You. But Is It Medicine?|DailyBurn|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The problem is, “Yoga therapeutics has become very cookie cutter,” says Cruikshank.
Yoga Is Good for You. But Is It Medicine?|DailyBurn|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Stephanie Wang, a New York City-based yoga teacher, says her teaching has changed as a result of training with Cruikshank.
Yoga Is Good for You. But Is It Medicine?|DailyBurn|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Some may wonder — and worry — that Cruikshank is advocating for yoga teachers to start diagnosing their patients.
Yoga Is Good for You. But Is It Medicine?|DailyBurn|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The principal speaker was Mr. George Cruikshank, the celebrated artist, who was vehemently applauded.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. VII, December 1850, Vol. II|Various
George Cruikshank, too, made a capital speech, in an admirable moral spirit.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)|George Eliot
It was not of a numeral that the doubter thought when the existence of Cruikshank was presented to his mind's eye.
George Cruikshank|W. H. Chesson
The oil-painting was presented to the nation by Cruikshank's friends and conveyed to its destination April 8, 1869.
George Cruikshank|W. H. Chesson
It was seemingly in 1819 that Cruikshank first realised his great powers as a critic in caricature.
George Cruikshank|W. H. Chesson

British Dictionary definitions for Cruikshank

Cruikshank

/ (ˈkrʊkˌʃæŋk) /

noun

George. 1792–1878, English illustrator and caricaturist

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