Slocum

[ sloh-kuhm ]

noun

1. Joshua, 1844–c1910, U.S. mariner, author, and lecturer, born in Nova Scotia.

Example Sentences

The only recent survey of the race comes from Hernandez’s allies at the Club, which in mid-July found him narrowly leading McClain by 6 points, 33 percent to 27 percent, with Slocum in a distant third at 10 percent.

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It is quite edifying to hear Mr. Slocum reading the village paper aloud, to his wife, after a hard day's work.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Slocum was not educated in a university, and his life has been in by-paths, and out-of-the-way places.

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"I declare, wife, that was an awful accident over to the mills," said Mr. Slocum.

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"I wonder if 'twas a brass drum, such as has 'Eblubust Unum' printed on't," said Mrs. Slocum.

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Here, Mr. Slocum paused to wipe his spectacles, and the wife seized the opportunity to press the question.

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