Hickok

[ hik-ok ]

/ ˈhɪk ɒk /

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noun

James Butler "Wild Bill", 1837–76, U.S. frontiersman.

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Words nearby Hickok

Hichens, hic jacet, hick, hickey, hick-joint pointing, Hickok, Hickok, Wild Bill, hickory, “Hickory, Dickory, Dock”, Hickory Hills, hickory pine

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How to use Hickok in a sentence

Hickok was acquitted, and it caused a public outcry of injustice.
Not This Again: The Ghost of Past Injustices, From the Draft Riots to Trayvon|Herb Boyd|July 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Hickok was on trial for manslaughter, and the judge gave the jury two instructions.
Not This Again: The Ghost of Past Injustices, From the Draft Riots to Trayvon|Herb Boyd|July 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And the case of James “Wild Bill” Hickok in 1865 bears some similarity to what occurred in the Zimmerman-Trayvon case.
Not This Again: The Ghost of Past Injustices, From the Draft Riots to Trayvon|Herb Boyd|July 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Big Hickok was preparing to put the shot, and he had been greeted in this manner by his admirers as he stepped out.
Frank Merriwell's Races|Burt L. Standish

Hickok quietly declined to take the two remaining trials open to him.
Frank Merriwell's Races|Burt L. Standish
Revolver and shotgun flamed in the same instant; McCandless fell dead; Hickok staggered back with eleven buckshot in his body.
When the West Was Young|Frederick R. Bechdolt
The currents of life had been flowing swiftly for Mr. Hickok.
The Sunset Trail|Alfred Henry Lewis
Mr. Hickok tore open the message, while the boy admired him to the hilts.
The Sunset Trail|Alfred Henry Lewis

British Dictionary definitions for Hickok

Hickok

/ (ˈhɪkɒk) /

noun

James Butler, known as Wild Bill Hickok. 1837–76, US frontiersman and marshal

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