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Lecky

[lek-ee]
noun
  1. William Edward Hart·pole [hahrt-pohl] /ˈhɑrt poʊl/, 1838–1903, Irish essayist and historian.
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Examples from the Web for lecky

Historical Examples

  • After Lecky had shifted gears he drove with his left hand alone.

    The Mind Master

    Arthur J. Burks

  • Naka Machi, bring me Lecky, completely uniformed as a smart chauffeur!

    The Mind Master

    Arthur J. Burks

  • This corrects the mis-statement of Lecky (vi, 94) on this topic.

  • Lecky discusses that question in his History of European Morals.

    A Handful of Stars

    Frank W. Boreham

  • Paine tells us, too, that Lecky's 'European Morals' was an old favorite.

    1601

    Mark Twain

British Dictionary definitions for lecky

Lecky

noun
  1. William Edward Hartpole (ˈhɑːtˌpəʊl). 1838–1903, Irish historian; author of The History of England in the 18th Century (1878–90)
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