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Definition of Calamity Jane
1. Noun. United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calamity Jane
Literary usage of Calamity Jane
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the 89th Division, U. S. A.: From Its Organization in 1917 by George H. English, War Society of the 89th Division (1920)
""Calamity Jane," a 155-mm. howitzer belonging to Battery E, llth Field
Artillery (attached to 89th Division) In the Bois de la Haie, ..."
2. On the Border with Crook by John Gregory Bourke (1892)
"... SIOUX ATTACK OUR CAMP — TROUT-FISHING — BEAB-HUNTING — Calamity Jane—THE CROW
AND SHOSHONE ALLIES JOIN THE COMMAND—THE WAB DANCE AND MEDICINE SONG. ..."
3. California Revisited: 1858-1897 by Thaddeus Stevens Kenderdine (1898)
"Now who is this coming up the shore of the lake ? It is "Calamity Jane," for so
she introduces herself. Who about the Park, from tourist to road-mender ..."
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