Kirkby¹

noun

a town in NW England, in Knowsley unitary authority, Merseyside. Pop: 40 006 (2001)

Kirkby²

noun

Dame Emma. born 1949, British soprano, specializing in performances of early music with period instruments

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Examples from the Web for kirkby

Historical Examples

And after a little more talking Skamkell rode home to Kirkby.
The Red Romance Book
Various
Mrs. Kirkby lifted her eyebrows with an expression of relief.
A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and Other Stories
Bret Harte
She and her husband lived in Kirkby Lonsdale, in Cumberland.
Remarkable Rogues
Charles Kingston
"Nor me; I'd a heap ruther it had got me than her," said Kirkby simply.
The Chalice Of Courage
Cyrus Townsend Brady
Indeed there was but little that came before him that old Kirkby did not see.
The Chalice Of Courage
Cyrus Townsend Brady

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Kirkby2

Examples from the Web for kirkby

Historical Examples

And after a little more talking Skamkell rode home to Kirkby.

Mrs. Kirkby lifted her eyebrows with an expression of relief.

She and her husband lived in Kirkby Lonsdale, in Cumberland.

"Nor me; I'd a heap ruther it had got me than her," said Kirkby simply.

Indeed there was but little that came before him that old Kirkby did not see.

Kirkby¹

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