Leatherhead

¹ British

/ ˈlɛðəˌhɛd /

noun

a town in S England, in Surrey. Pop: 42 885 (2001)

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leatherhead ² British

/ ˈlɛðəˌhɛd /

noun

another name for friarbird

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The last non-quarterback to win the MVP was running back Adrian Peterson in 2012, which feels like way back in the leatherhead era.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jo Perry, from Leatherhead, said she owed both her daughters' lives to organ donors and called for more people to be on the register.

From BBC

At the time of the incident, her car was parked in her garage in Leatherhead while she was at a nearby event with 10 other people.

From BBC

Stella Roscoe from Leatherhead, Surrey, learned her car was cloned when she received a police letter saying she was being prosecuted for fleeing the scene of an accident in Ilford.

From BBC

Rob McDowall, 41, told the BBC he also tried to buy a ticket on board when there were no working ticket machines at Leatherhead station in Surrey due to building works.

From BBC

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