Woollcott
[ wool-kuht ]
/ ˈwʊl kət /
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noun
Alexander, 1887–1943, U.S. essayist and journalist.
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British Dictionary definitions for Woollcott
Woollcott
/ (ˈwʊlkɒt) /
noun
Alexander. 1887–1943, US writer and critic. His collected essays include Shouts and Murmurs (1922)
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