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Nicklaus

[nik-luh s]
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noun
  1. Jack (William),born 1940, U.S. golfer.
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  • All this time Nicklaus was nothing loth to show his papers, which were quite in rule.

    The Headsman

    James Fenimore Cooper

  • Nicklaus fidgeted, for the graphic particularity of Pippo almost led him to believe the augury might be true.

    The Headsman

    James Fenimore Cooper

  • A cry from Nicklaus Wagner announced that the spirit of avarice was still active as ever in his bosom.

    The Headsman

    James Fenimore Cooper

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Nicklaus

noun
  1. Jack. born 1940, US golfer: winner of a record eighteen major championships (1962–86), comprising a record six in the US Masters, five in the USPGA, four in the US Open, and three in the British Open
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