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Shadwell

American  
[shad-wel, -wuhl] / ˈʃædˌwɛl, -wəl /

noun

  1. Thomas, 1642?–92, English dramatist: poet laureate 1688–92.


Shadwell British  
/ ˈʃædwəl /

noun

  1. Thomas. ?1642–92, English dramatist; poet laureate (1688–92). He was satirized by Dryden

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“They look almost like the fake spider web stuff that you buy at the Halloween store. It was very silky and sticky,” Bay Area resident Brook Shadwell told the San Francisco Chronicle.

From Washington Times • Oct. 5, 2023

After inheriting his family's Shadwell estate, Jefferson began constructing a new brick mansion on the property he dubbed Monticello, which means "little mountain" in Italian.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2022

The child was found unresponsive at an address on Sutton Street in Shadwell on Saturday at about 16:00 GMT, the Met Police said.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2021

Although an 8-year-old, the Britain-based gelding hasn’t lost his finishing kick as he demonstrated at Keeneland last month with a stout rally, missing by only three-quarters of a length in the Shadwell Mile.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2019

Thomas Jefferson inherited approximately 5,000 acres, including the Shadwell property and what would later become his Monticello estate.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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