Woollcott

[ woo l-kuh t ]
/ ˈwʊl kət /

noun

Alexander,1887–1943, U.S. essayist and journalist.

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Example sentences from the Web for woollcott

  • And Mr. Woollcott's manner indicated that he was inclined to take some sort of revenge on the hall-man.

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  • Mr. Woollcott asked Mr. Chesterton, and told him of a restaurant nearby where this could be obtained.

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  • Standing there, Mr. Woollcott and I contrived several theories.

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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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