Simpson
['simpsn]
Definition
(noun.) Scottish obstetrician and surgeon who pioneered in the use of ether and discovered the anesthetic effects of chloroform (1811-1870).
(noun.) United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication.
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Examples
- Simpson in his flight had dropped his cravat, and Straker had picked it up--with some idea, perhaps, that he might use it in securing the horse's leg. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The net is drawn pretty close round Fitzroy Simpson, he remarked, and I believe myself that he is our man. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Hold your noise, Trotter; do now, said Simpson the page. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- And stand a gallon of beer down,' chimed in Mr. Simpson. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Some experiments on the cold produced by evaporation, made by Dr. Cullen, had been communicated to Dr. Franklin by Professor Simpson, of Glasgow. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- His bridle is missing, so that Simpson must have put this on. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- And nothing to connect this man Simpson with the interests of the Mapleton stables? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- His name, it appears, was Fitzroy Simpson. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Ah, here is Simpson to report. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- I think Roker might have chummed you somewhere else,' said Mr. Simpson (for it was the leg), after a very discontented sort of a pause. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- And Simpson, the man as was very noisy and drunk indeed, says nothing shall go out of the house until his wages is paid up. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Good, Simpson! Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- My mother, Hannah Simpson, was the third of these children, and was then over twenty years of age. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Grant, married Hannah Simpson. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Simpson, drive them away and let no more of them through the gate. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
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