Olcott

[ ol-kuht ]

noun
  1. Chauncey Chancellor John Olcott, 1860–1932, U.S. tenor, actor, and songwriter.

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How to use Olcott in a sentence

  • Employs nine hundred hands, Mr. Olcott, and hasn't been in operation but a little more than three years.

    Those Times And These | Irvin S. Cobb
  • The big voice boomed out of the little dried-up body as the old man took the chair which Olcott had indicated.

    Those Times And These | Irvin S. Cobb
  • "Good morning," said Olcott, mechanically putting a ceremonious and formal emphasis into the words and getting on his feet.

    Those Times And These | Irvin S. Cobb
  • What Olcott said—aloud—was something fatuous and commonplace touching on the state of the weather.

    Those Times And These | Irvin S. Cobb
  • He arose, opened out the sheaf of folded sheets, pressed them flat with a caressing hand and laid them down in front of Olcott.

    Those Times And These | Irvin S. Cobb