Pinckney

[ pingk-nee ]

/ ˈpɪŋk ni /

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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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Words nearby Pinckney

pinchpenny, pinch pleat, pinch point, pinch roller, pinch runner, Pinckney, Pinckney's Treaty, pin clover, pin curl, Pincus, pincushion

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How to use Pinckney in a sentence

The next year he sat in the living room and listened again while Fred Pinckney, the Detroit scout, talked.
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Mr. Pinckney, himself also a leading member of the Convention, declared it to the people of South Carolina.
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I have been talking to an old and dear friend, no other than Will Pinckney!
A Confederate Girl's Diary|Sarah Margan Dawson
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

When, in answer to her note, P. Pinckney Upham called that evening, he did not find her sitting up alone in state to receive him.
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It goes without saying that the lines of this special donkey fell in pleasant places when Mr. Pinckney became his purchaser.
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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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