Frobisher
[ froh-bi-sher, frob-i- ]
/ ˈfroʊ bɪ ʃər, ˈfrɒb ɪ- /
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noun
Sir Martin, 1535?–94, English navigator and explorer.
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Frobisher
/ (ˈfrəʊbɪʃə) /
noun
Sir Martin . ?1535–94, English navigator and explorer: made three unsuccessful voyages in search of the Northwest Passage (1576; 1577; 1578), visiting Labrador and Baffin Island
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