Leacock

[ lee-kok ]

/ ˈli kɒk /

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noun

Stephen (Butler), 1869–1944, Canadian humorist and economist.

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Words nearby Leacock

lea, leach, leachate, leaching, leachy, Leacock, lead, lead acetate, lead a chase, lead a dog's life, lead a double life

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How to use Leacock in a sentence

One of the unsolved riddles of social injustice is, why should Professor Leacock be so much more amusing than most people?
Modern Essays|John Macy
My mother, whose maiden name was Mary Ann Leacock, took an active part in the life of the neighborhood.
An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody)|Buffalo Bill (William Frederick Cody)
Mr. Stephen Leacock is not the only man who ever went into a bank with a funny little guilty feeling even when he had money in it.
The Book of Business Etiquette|Nella Henney
The book fairly entitles Mr. Leacock to be considered not only a humorist but a benefactor.
Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels|Stephen Leacock

Mr. Leacock is, as the politicians say, 'a national asset,' and Mr. Leacock is a Canadian to be proud of.
Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels|Stephen Leacock

British Dictionary definitions for Leacock

Leacock

/ (ˈliːkɒk) /

noun

Stephen Butler. 1869–1944, Canadian humorist and economist: his comic works include Literary Lapses (1910) and Frenzied Fiction (1917)

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