Woolworth
['wulwə:θ]
Definition
(noun.) United States businessman who opened a shop in 1879 selling low-priced goods and built it into a national chain of stores (1852-1919).
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Examples
- Recent examples of such construction are the Woolworth and Equitable buildings in New York City; in this last instance a thousand horse-power was used in digging the foundations alone. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The Woolworth building? Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
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