Slocum

[sloh-kuh m]

noun

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

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Historical Examples of slocum

For this he was publicly thanked by Generals Slocum and Geary.
Cleveland Past and Present
Maurice Joblin
Miss Slocum smiled, and obligingly repeated, "I'll be larnin' it yet, so I will."
The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys
Gulielma Zollinger
I am so anxious to hear the good tidings Sister Slocum's letter conveys.
An Outcast
F. Colburn Adams
All this might have been avoided had Sister Slocum sent her carriage.
An Outcast
F. Colburn Adams
And this colloquy is put an end to by the sudden appearance of Sister Slocum.
An Outcast
F. Colburn Adams