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Walcott

[wawl-kuht, -kot]

noun

  1. Derek, 1930–2017, West Indian poet and playwright: Nobel Prize 1992.

  2. Joe Arnold CreamJersey Joe, 1914–94, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1951–52.



Walcott

/ ˈwɔːlkət /

noun

  1. Derek ( Alton ). born 1930, St Lucian poet and playwright, whose works include the poetry collections In a Green Night (1962) and The Bounty (1997), the play The Dream on Monkey Mountain (1967), and the long poem Omeros (1990): Nobel prize for literature 1992

  2. Jersey Joe, real name Arnold Raymond Cream. 1914–94, US boxer: world heavyweight champion 1951–52

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"Sunderland went physical today but within the laws of the game, apart from one moment in the first half when Dan Ballard challenged Mikel Merino in the box," Match of the Day pundit and former Arsenal forward Theo Walcott said.

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"Arsenal won't draw as many as they did last year. If anything it shows resilience to come back the way they did," Walcott said.

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Mike Walcott was defensive coordinator at JSerra.

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Jersey Joe Walcott gave me his autograph before stepping into the ring to referee the match.

"Arsenal can do a bit of everything now. The whole team has a fear factor." former Gunners striker Theo Walcott added on BBC Sport.

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