Huggins

[ huhg-inz ]

/ ˈhʌg ɪnz /

noun

Charles Bren·ton

[bren-tn] /ˈbrɛn tn/, 1901–97, U.S. surgeon and medical researcher, born in Canada: Nobel Prize 1966.

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Examples from the Web for huggins

As an ink-slinger, Huggins wasn't a patch on my husband; but Huggins was a trifle handier with his irons.
The Golden Butterfly|Walter Besant
"None left," said Tom reflectively, joining Huggins on the crest.
Mountain|Clement Wood
As a concession to propriety, she was to bring Martha, the Huggins housekeeper, with her.
The Ranchman|Charles Alden Seltzer
She was now as tractable and inoffensive "in her daily walk and conversation" (Huggins) as a little child.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8|Ambrose Bierce

But you would have laughed to see old Miss Huggins go on about what she lost.
Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia|Seba Smith

British Dictionary definitions for huggins

Huggins

/ (ˈhʌɡɪnz) /

noun

Sir William. 1824–1910, British astronomer. He pioneered the use of spectroscopy in astronomy and discovered the red shift in the lines of a stellar spectrum

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Medicine definitions for huggins

Huggins

[ hŭg′ĭnz ]

Charles Brenton 1901-1997

Canadian-born American surgeon. He shared a 1966 Nobel Prize for research in hormone treatment for cancer of the prostate.