Walcott

[ wawl-kuht, -kot ]

noun

Derek, 1930–2017, West Indian poet and playwright: Nobel Prize 1992.
Joe Arnold Cream; "Jersey Joe", 1914–94, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1951–52.

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Walcott worked in the twin towers, and according to the stories Pecorella’s dad heard from his friend’s family, Walcott stayed to look for others and nobody saw him again.
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He heard of Suhr’s death that day, and he knew Walcott was missing.
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However, in The Poetry of Derek Walcott: 1948-2013, his work displays the changes that he underwent both as a man and an artist.
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The mills are still owned and managed by the Walcott family.
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The only known family is Naraoid Walcott, which must be redefined.
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Three of these have been figured by Walcott: No. 27, 1881, pl.
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Mary Walcott said she afflicted her, and brought the book to her.
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In another moment, Alan Walcott had taken him by the collar and wrested the cane from his hand.
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British Dictionary definitions for Walcott

Walcott

/ (ˈwɔːlkət) /

noun

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

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