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Naseby

[neyz-bee]
noun
  1. a village in W Northamptonshire, in central England: Royalist defeat 1645.
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Historical Examples of naseby

  • Very well,” said I. “How long have you been with Mrs. Naseby?

    The First Violin

    Jessie Fothergill

  • Mrs. Naseby then left the stand, and Nancy Luther took her place.

    The First Violin

    Jessie Fothergill

  • Naseby Field was near, and the first Civil War was drawing to its close.

    Bunyan

    James Anthony Froude

  • Fairfax was coming up, and reached Naseby at five in the morning.

  • Then you can ask, whether there remains any tradition of a windmill at Naseby?

British Dictionary definitions for naseby

Naseby

noun
  1. a village in Northamptonshire: site of a major Parliamentarian victory (1645) in the Civil War, when Cromwell routed Prince Rupert's force
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