Honiton
Britishnoun
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Origin of Honiton
C19: named after Honiton, Devon, where it was first made
Example Sentences
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Devon highways bosses said sections of Honiton Road and Sidmouth Road in Exeter had been blocked "between East Wonford Hill and Hill Barton Road, due to flooding and stuck vehicles".
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The Liberal Democrats have had some spectacular wins over the Tories in recent parliamentary by-elections such as Chesham and Amersham, North Shropshire and Tiverton and Honiton.
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But he resigned from Mr Johnson's cabinet on the morning after the party suffered by-election defeats in Wakefield, and Tiverton and Honiton, in June 2022, saying: "We cannot carry on with business as usual."
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In June, his party won the previously safe Conservative seat of Tiverton and Honiton in Devon, which became vacant after Tory MP Neil Parish resigned for looking at pornography in Parliament.
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Mr Parish announced he was standing down as MP for Tiverton and Honiton.
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