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Leatherhead

1 British  
/ ˈlɛðəˌhɛd /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

leatherhead 2 British  
/ ˈlɛðəˌhɛd /

noun

  1. another name for friarbird

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"I went in for the first time between Christmas and New Year. That was a moment of 'oh my goodness they are not really as nice as the Leatherhead boys'," Brouwer says.

From BBC • May 31, 2023

Owen began is career as an assistant stage manager at Leatherhead Theatre in Surrey, before moving on to Westminster Theatre.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2022

There were long delays at junctions 1a and 1b for Dartford, Kent; eight for Reigate and nine for Leatherhead, Surrey; and 23 for South Mimms in Hertfordshire.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2021

The gator legend also inspired the Leatherhead character, introduced in 1987, in the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” comics and video games.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2020

The Leatherhead column, with their main body about one day's march behind, took the route through Epsom to Mitcham, while the troops from Guildford pushed on through Ripley, Cobham, and Esher.

From The Great War in England in 1897 by Le Queux, William