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Drayton

[ dreyt-n ]
/ ˈdreɪt n /

noun

Michael, 1563–1631, English poet.
William Henry, 1742–1779, American member of Continental Congress, 1778–79.

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Words nearby Drayton

dray, drayage, dray horse, draying, drayman, Drayton, drch., D.R.E., dread, dreadful, dreadfully
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Drayton
/ (ˈdreɪtən) /

noun

Michael. 1563–1631, English poet. His work includes odes and pastorals, and Poly-Olbion (1613–22), on the topography of England
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