Defoe

American

[dih-foh] / dɪˈfoʊ /

Or De Foe

noun

Daniel 1659?–1731, English novelist and political journalist.

Defoe British

/ dɪˈfəʊ /

noun

Daniel. ?1660–1731, English novelist, journalist, spymaster, and pamphleteer, noted particularly for his novel Robinson Crusoe (1719). His other novels include Moll Flanders (1722) and A Journal of the Plague Year (1722)

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How she wished she had brought Rainbow in Ribbons instead of Poe and Defoe!

From Literature

The Sunderland fan became "best mates" with his hero, striker Jermain Defoe, as well as gaining worldwide recognition following an appeal in which he received 250,000 Christmas cards from around the globe.

From BBC

Neither of them picked up any extra points, which confirmed Defoe's win by 80-60.

From BBC

That is the last game to be played from that set of fixtures and, so far, Defoe leads 80-60.

From BBC

He took on former England striker Jermain Defoe, who got five correct results, but with one exact score, giving him 80 points.

From BBC

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