howe
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E(dgar) W(atson), 1853–1937, U.S. novelist and editor.
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Elias, 1819–67, U.S. inventor of the sewing machine.
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Gordon Gordie, 1928–2016, Canadian ice-hockey player.
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Irving, 1920–93, U.S. social historian and literary critic.
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Julia Ward, 1819–1910, U.S. writer and reformer: author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic (wife of Samuel Gridley Howe).
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Richard Earl HoweBlack Dick, 1726–99, British admiral (brother of William Howe).
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Samuel Gridley 1801–76, U.S. surgeon and humanitarian.
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William, 5th Viscount, 1729–1814, British general in the American Revolutionary War.
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Elias. 1819–67, US inventor of the sewing machine (1846)
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Gordon , known as Gordie . born 1928, US ice-hockey player, who scored1071 goals in a professional career lasting 32 years.
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Howe of Aberavon, Baron, title of ( Richard Edward ) Geoffrey Howe . born 1926, British Conservative politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer (1979–83); foreign secretary (1983–89); deputy prime minister (1989–90)
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Richard, 4th Viscount Howe. 1726–99, British admiral: served (1776–78) in the War of American Independence and commanded the Channel fleet against France, winning the Battle of the Glorious First of June (1794)
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his brother, William, 5th Viscount Howe. 1729–1814, British general; commander in chief (1776–78) of British forces in the War of American Independence
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Etymology
Origin of howe
1325–75; Middle English (north and Scots), alteration of holl; hollow
Example Sentences
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As much as Gordon nonetheless felt "ready to start" that evening, it was head coach Eddie Howe who made the final decision to bench him after speaking to the club's medical team.
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Howe and Gordon were in agreement that he was fit enough to start at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
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"He's so single-minded and focused on what he needs to do that a lot of the noise just brushes off him, which is a great thing to be able to do if you're him," Howe said.
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This was certainly a victory to savour for Howe.
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Those triumphs were not exactly foregone conclusions given the travel sickness Howe's team previously suffered with.
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