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Lin·coln (liŋ′kən)

noun

a breed of sheep with long wool: orig. from Lincolnshire
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Lin·coln (liŋ′kən)

Lincoln, Abraham 1809-65; 16th president of the U.S. (1861-65): assassinated

Related Forms:

  • ☆ Lincolnesque Lin′·coln·esque′ (liŋ′kən esk′) adjective
  • ☆ Lincolnian Lin·coln′·ian (liŋ kō′nē ən) adjective
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Lin·coln (liŋ′kən)

  1. Etymology: after Pres. Abraham Abraham Lincoln

    capital of Nebr., in the SE part: pop. 226,000
  2. Lincolnshire
  3. city in Lincolnshire, England: county district pop. 77,000

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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