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Lemuel

[ lem-yoo-uhl ]

noun

  1. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “devoted to God.”


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Cocked hat, worn by Lemuel Lyon on board the tea-ship in Boston harbor.

In this connection, the story of Lemuel Hostitter, who kept the corner grocery in my old town, naturally comes to mind.

I made a pathetic appeal to my wife to take them into hers; she reminded me coolly that Uncle Lemuel was my uncle.

The sixth, comprising the first nine verses of the last chapter, are “The words of King Lemuel.”

So Sir Lemuel was taking his breakfast in bed, and "small blame to him."

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