Sutton Hoo

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an archaeological site in Suffolk, England: a rowing boat, 80 feet (24 meters) long, discovered here and believed to have been buried a.d. c670 by Anglo-Saxons, possibly as a cenotaph in honor of a king.

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Words nearby Sutton Hoo

Sutter's Mill, suttle, Suttner, Sutton, Sutton Coldfield, Sutton Hoo, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Sutton's disease, Suttung, sutura, sutural bone

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Sutton Coldfield, on the road to Lichfield, is celebrated even more for its park than its antiquity.
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The mill-dams at Sutton burst their banks July 24, 1668, and many houses were swept away.
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The bickering might have gone on the rest of the evening except that Barbara Sutton told them they were both being very foolish.
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Barbara Sutton stood in the doorway, a small but businesslike revolver in her hand.
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On a division, Mr. Manners Sutton was re-elected by a majority of two hundred and forty-one against thirty-one.
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British Dictionary definitions for Sutton Hoo

Sutton Hoo

/ (huː) /

noun

an archaeological site in Suffolk where a Saxon long boat containing rich grave goods, probably for a 7th century East Anglian king, was found in 1939

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