Sholes

[ shohlz ]

noun

Christopher La·tham [ley-thuhm, -thuhm], /ˈleɪ θəm, -ðəm/, 1819–90, U.S. inventor of the typewriter.

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How to use Sholes in a sentence

In 1868 Sholes invented what is usually considered the first practical typewriting machine.
Invention | Bradley A. Fiske
The river obliges the men to undergo great fatigue and labour in hauling the Canoes over the Sholes in the Cold water naked.
The Journals of Lewis and Clark | Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Sholes died in 1890, having also helped by many minor devices the increase in the use of writing-machines.
Inventors | Philip Gengembre Hubert
Remington produced the beautiful Sholes and Glidden typewriter in the 1870's.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for Sholes

Sholes

/ (ʃəʊlz) /

noun

Christopher Latham. 1819–90, US inventor, who invented (1868) the typewriter and sold the patent to the Remington company (1873)

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