Cruikshank
Americannoun
noun
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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 • Jul. 21, 2025
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 • Feb. 21, 2025
“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 • Oct. 29, 2024
“It still is 100% their responsibility to provide power and gas. … If they lose money doing it, tough break,” said Cruikshank, who will be at the meeting.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2024
Accordingly, some most ludicrous caricatures might have been taken, had Cruikshank or Phiz been of the party instead of myself.
From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous
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