Walton
['wɔ:ltən]
Definition
(noun.) Irish physicist who (with Sir John Cockcroft in 1931) first split an atom (1903-1995).
(noun.) English writer remember for his treatise on fishing (1593-1683).
(noun.) English composer (1902-1983).
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Examples
- The honoured parent steering Northward, had not gone far, when he was joined by another disciple of Izaak Walton, and the two trudged on together. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- If I do, swear to me, Walton, that he shall not escape; that you will seek him, and satisfy my vengeance in his death. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Yesterday the stranger said to me, You may easily perceive, Captain Walton, that I have suffered great and unparalleled misfortunes. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- The forms of the beloved dead flit before me, and I hasten to their arMs. Farewell, Walton! Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
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