Herrick

[ her-ik ]

noun
  1. Robert, 1591–1674, English poet.

  2. Robert, 1868–1938, U.S. novelist.

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How to use Herrick in a sentence

  • Again there was a light footstep overhead, and Herrick guessed that enough time had elapsed for the toilet to have been completed.

    "Persons Unknown" | Virginia Tracy
  • And at the same moment the last knot yielded to stiff fingers and Herrick staggered to his feet.

    "Persons Unknown" | Virginia Tracy
  • As he spoke the pane above Herrick's head, where he struggled with the loose shutter, cracked into flying splinters.

    "Persons Unknown" | Virginia Tracy
  • I think you'd best take the end, Mr. Kane; me and Mr. Herrick the front windows—Lord, who's this?

    "Persons Unknown" | Virginia Tracy

British Dictionary definitions for Herrick

Herrick

/ (ˈhɛrɪk) /


noun
  1. Robert. 1591–1674, English poet. His chief work is the Hesperides (1648), a collection of short, delicate, sacred, and pastoral lyrics

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