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Olcott

[ ol-kuht ]

/ ˈɒl kət /

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noun

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

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Öland, Olathe, Olav V, Olbers, Olbers' paradox, Olcott, old, old Adam, old age, old age pension, old as Adam

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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