Definition of Nixon

1. Noun. Vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994).


Definition of Nixon

1. Proper noun. (surname A=An English from=given names) ¹

2. Noun. (slang narcotics) A low quality, low potency drug passed off as a powerful, pure drug. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Nixon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"general conclusions were reached as in that against Morris Nixon and Anderson, ... The contract of Morgan was to furnish Thomas Nixon with all the Morgan ..."

2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During by Edward Burtenshaw Sugden, Ireland High Court of Chancery, William B. Drury, Robert R. Warren (1844)
"... no part thereof was given to the said George Nixon: SCOTT that he acted under a power of attorney from the younger Nixon. sons, and that he was directed ..."

3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Superior and Common Pleas by Ohio Superior Court (Montgomery Co.) (1900)
"The premises were leased to Nixon & Bennett on or before August 16, 1867, ... Nixon & Bennett occupied the premises for nearly a year, when the firm was ..."

4. History of the Portrait Collection, Independence National Historical Park by Doris Devine Fanelli (2001)
"Catalog Number I \ mil Ins (SN 13.204) 1 The Nixon portrait is not listed in die ... 1878 Nixon was born in Philadelphia in 1733. He inherited his father's ..."

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