McCormick

[ muh-kawr-mik ]

/ məˈkɔr mɪk /

noun

Anne Elizabeth O'Hare,1882–1954, U.S. journalist, born in England.

Cyrus Hall,1809–84, U.S. inventor, especially of harvesting machinery.

PatriciaPat,born 1930, U.S. diver.

Robert Rutherford,1880–1955, U.S. newspaper publisher.

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Example sentences from the Web for mccormick

Although he has been involved in philanthropy and civic affairs, McCormick has never run for office before.
Candidates in Maine, Nebraska, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C., Challenge Republicans and Democrats Alike|Linda Killian|July 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
McCormick says King advised him to stay on message and be persistent.
Candidates in Maine, Nebraska, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C., Challenge Republicans and Democrats Alike|Linda Killian|July 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The last remaining staffers then ran off to the victory party at McCormick Place to catch the president's speech.
The Story Behind the Most Viral Photo Ever|Brian Ries|November 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Both Hussey and McCormick asked for extensions of their patents, but they failed to get them.
The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.|Edward W. Byrn

It cut wheat that could not be cut with McCormick's reaper or a cradle.
Obed Hussey|Various
“Pull down the fence and cross over into my field,” he said to young McCormick.
The Romance of the Reaper|Herbert Newton Casson
The benefit of the Reaper to the nation, and the fact that McCormick was its inventor, were admitted freely enough.
Cyrus Hall McCormick|Herbert Newton Casson
The next year seven daring farmers came to the McCormick homestead, each with $100 in his hands.
The Romance of the Reaper|Herbert Newton Casson

British Dictionary definitions for mccormick

McCormick

/ (məˈkɔːmɪk) /

noun

Cyrus Hall. 1809–84, US inventor of the reaping machine (1831)

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