Winchester
['wɪntʃɪstə] or ['wɪn,tʃɪstɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a shoulder rifle.
(noun.) a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire.
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Examples
- Sheridan having left Washington on the 18th, reached Winchester that night. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Sigel was in Winchester and was notified to move in conjunction with the others. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I have it here and I will read it to you: 'The Copper Beeches, near Winchester. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- It is due at Winchester at 11:30. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Had this lady who appeals to us for help gone to live in Winchester, I should never have had a fear for her. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Please be at the Black Swan Hotel at Winchester at midday to-morrow, it said. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Four days later Holmes and I were again in the train, bound for Winchester to see the race for the Wessex Cup. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- He HAD seen Mr. Jarndyce once, but only once, five years ago, at Winchester school. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The Copper Beeches, five miles on the far side of Winchester. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Finding that he was not pursued he turned back to Winchester, where Crook was stationed with a small force, and drove him out. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Another type of magazine firearm which in the last half century has gained great prominence and popularity is the so-called Winchester. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- If she can come to Winchester to meet us she can get away. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Winchester subsequently re-organized it in patent No. 57,808, September 4, 1866, and the arm in late years has taken his name. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- His army was then at Cedar Creek, some twenty miles south of Winchester. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Later, the Henry or Winchester breech-loading rifle and the Spencer magazine gun were introduced and did good service. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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