McDowell
[muh k-dou-uh l]
- Ephraim,1771–1830, U.S. surgeon.
- Irvin,1818–85, Union general in the American Civil War.
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Contemporary Examples of mcdowell
McDowell could have used all sorts of expletives to tell the offending fans to shut up.
Todd Achondo, a fan at the April 23 game, heard McDowell say.
Historical Examples of mcdowell
The inquiry will not end in making a thorough general of McDowell.
Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863Adam Gurowski
McDowell himself had not lacked in dash and grit, nor, to say sooth, in strategy.
The Long RollMary Johnston
McDowell was making a frontal attack and sending in his brigades piecemeal.
The Long RollMary Johnston
We hear that McDowell is somewhere between you and Fredericksburg.
The Long RollMary Johnston
The government there may be trusted, I think, to recall McDowell.
The Long RollMary Johnston
McDowell
(mək-dou′əl)Ephraim 1771-1830- American surgeon who performed (1809) the first recorded ovariotomy.
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