Scarborough
[skahr-bur-oh, -buhr-oh, -ber-uh]
- a seaport in North Yorkshire, in NE England.
- a city in SW Maine.
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Examples from the Web for scarborough
Contemporary Examples
“They were furious,” my source told me, referring to Scarborough and Brzezinski.
Scarborough, now a co-host of the unreasonably peppy “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, is a former congressman from Florida.
Plus, Scarborough still has credibility on the right of the GOP as a pro-lifer and good friend of Erick Erickson.
Then again, as establishment candidates go, Scarborough couldn't be much worse than Jon Huntsman.
“The whole issue of a class action lawsuit, you and I have talked about this a little bit,” Scarborough said.
Historical Examples
And what could be done—they could not drag Scarborough Bay for your body.
In the Days of DrakeJ. S. Fletcher
The Baltic convoy was protected by the Serapis and the Scarborough.
South American Fights and FightersCyrus Townsend Brady
One is a calm on the shore at Scarborough; the other the wreck of an Indiaman.
Lectures on LandscapeJohn Ruskin
I once said to Scarborough: "Politics is the science and art of fooling the people."
The Plum TreeDavid Graham Phillips
As long as Scarborough is in control on the other side, we are their only hope.
The Plum TreeDavid Graham Phillips
Scarborough
- a fishing port and resort in NE England, in North Yorkshire on the North Sea: developed as a spa after 1660; ruined 12th-century castle. Pop: 38 364 (2001)
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Word Origin and History for scarborough
Scarborough
place in Yorkshire, earlier Scarðabork, etc., apparently a viking name, from Old Norse and meaning "fortified place of a man called Skarthi," identified in old chronicles as Thorgils Skarthi, literally "Thorgils Harelip," from Old Norse skartð "notch, hack (in the edge of a thing); mountain pass." It has been noted that a literal reading of the name as "gap-hill" suits the location. Scarborough warning "short notice or none" is from 1540s.
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