Pinckney

[ pingk-nee ]

/ ˈpɪŋk ni /

noun

Charles,1757–1824, American Revolutionary leader and politician: senator 1798–1801.

Charles Cotes·worth

[kohts-wurth] /ˈkoʊts wɜrθ/, 1746–1825, and his brother Thomas, 1750–1828, American patriots and statesmen.

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Examples from the Web for pinckney

He found one before I'd got all the wraps on Pinckney, and in no time at all we were under the shower.
Shorty McCabe|Sewell Ford
Company H had lost many men; Pinckney Seabrook, a most gallant officer, had fallen dead, shot by some excited man far in our rear.
Who Goes There?|Blackwood Ketcham Benson
Phyl glanced at Miss Pinckney who was so taken up with what Rachel was saying about the fish that she noticed nothing.
The Ghost Girl|H. De Vere Stacpoole
Madison notes "variances" between the draught in the Department and the propositions and arguments of Pinckney in the Convention.
The Mystery of the Pinckney Draught|Charles C. Nott

Pinckney N. Harris grew to manhood under the parental roof and in the acquirement of his education attended the district schools.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2)|William Denison Lyman

British Dictionary definitions for pinckney

Pinckney

/ (ˈpɪŋknɪ) /

noun

Charles. 1757–1824, US statesman, who was a leading member of the convention that framed the US Constitution (1787)

his cousin, Charles Cotesworth. 1746–1825, US soldier, statesman, and diplomat, who also served at the Constitutional Convention

his brother, Thomas. 1750–1828, US soldier and politician. He was US minister to Britain (1792–96) and special envoy to Spain (1795–96)

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