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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Searches were carried out at Federation House in Leatherhead, the headquarters of the Police Federation.

From BBC

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.

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