Conn
[kɒn] or [kɑn]
Definition
(v. t.) See Con, to direct a ship.
Checker: Sumner
Examples
- The industry was not successful, however, till 1836, when the Howe Manufacturing Company was formed at Birmingham, Conn. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Oscar Hedstrom retired to a little mechanical laboratory in Middletown, Conn. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The Ilion plant being taxed to its utmost capacity, the contract was transferred to the Savage Arms Company, of Middletown, Conn. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Ni les élèves ni les parents ne regardent plus loin; ni, par conséquent, moi non plus. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Toute Anglaise, et, par conséquent, toute bégueule qu'elle soit--elle fera mon affaire, ou je saurai pourquoi. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- There is an energy, an elasticity in his mind, which enables him to seize on and analyze all questions, pushing them to their legitimate cons equences. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Lincoln developed his logical powers conning the dictionary. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- She had sat up of nights conning lessons and spelling over crabbed grammars and geography books in order to teach them to Georgy. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Conning tower, one piece hollow forging, nickel steel, oil tempered. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Assuredly he had not conned his lesson; and at first he hesitated, pausing in his ideas, and in the choice of his expressions. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- During these delectable entertainments, Miss Wirt and the chaperon sate by, and conned over the peerage, and talked about the nobility. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Typist: Nathaniel