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Cruikshank

American  
[krook-shangk] / ˈkrʊkˌʃæŋk /

noun

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


Cruikshank British  
/ ˈkrʊkˌʃæŋk /

noun

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

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A cartoon by Isaac Cruikshank, Frailties of Fashion, shows just such a scene, with the prince arm in arm with his long-term mistress, Mrs. Fitzherbert, and the diminutive Duchess of York; both women are padded.

From Slate

Using his phone to photograph the folded-up note he could just about make out the name in handwritten ink - "W S Cruikshank" - the contractor who built the Edwardian theatre.

From BBC

“This buyout program provides a viable pathway forward for our most vulnerable community members, offering the opportunity to relocate and rebuild with meaningful compensation,” Rancho Palos Verdes Mayor John Cruikshank said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

“Our city and all these cities that voted no. We get nothing,” said John Cruikshank, mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes, who objected to the high cost, along with leaders of El Segundo, Gardena, Hermosa Beach, Lawndale, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estate, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estate and Torrance.

From Los Angeles Times

“We just need to stop the darn thing from moving,” Cruikshank said.

From Los Angeles Times