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Olin

[ oh-lin ]

/ ˈoʊ lɪn /

noun

a male given name.

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Example sentences from the Web for olin

Interestingly, some more secular right-wing funders—Scaife, Olin, Bradley—are not known to attend The Gathering.
The $1-Billion-a-Year Right-Wing Conspiracy You Haven’t Heard Of|Jay Michaelson|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Through Mr. Olin's pasture there is still about fifteen or twenty rods of the Old Trail and road left.
Old Rail Fence Corners|Various
Will Olin do Malintzin's bidding, and be the king of Chalco?
The Infidel, Vol. I.|Robert Montgomery Bird
“Speak for yourself, Olin,” rejoined Gellibronde, in a surly tone.
Guy Fawkes|William Harrison Ainsworth

Dr. Olin's account of Egypt is the best, on the whole, in the language.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. III, No. XVII, October 1851|Various
Now, to refer to some of the remarks made by my predecessor, Mr. Olin.
Arguments before the Committee on Patents of the House of Representatives, conjointly with the Senate Committee on Patents, on H.R. 19853, to amend and consolidate the acts respecting copyright|United States Committee on Patents

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