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Leatherhead

1 British  
/ ˈlɛðəˌhɛd /

noun

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

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leatherhead 2 British  
/ ˈlɛðəˌhɛd /

noun

  1. 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 • Mar. 4, 2026

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 • Aug. 29, 2024

When she was 11, she went down to nearby club Leatherhead.

From BBC • May 31, 2023

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

Those who went to Effingham joined at midnight the column who had made an unsuccessful effort to recover Leatherhead, and then bivouaced in Oldlands Copse.

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

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