Definition of John Henry

1. Noun. Hero of American folk tales; portrayed as an enormously strong black man who worked on the railroads and died from exhaustion after winning a contest with a steam drill.


Definition of John Henry

1. Noun. (idiomatic) One's signature. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of John Henry

John Ford
John Foster Dulles
John Galbraith
John Galsworthy
John Glenn
John Greenleaf Whittier
John Griffith Chaney
John Haldane
John Hancock
John Hancocks
John Hanning Speke
John Harvard
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
John Heming
John Hemminge
John Henry (current term)
John Henry Newman
John Henry O'Hara
John Herschel
John Herschel Glenn Jr.
John Hope Franklin
John Howard Northrop
John Hoyer Updike
John Huss
John Huston
John Innes
John Irving
John Jacob Astor
John James Audubon
John James Osborne

Literary usage of John Henry

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

1. Palmer's Index to "The Times" Newspaper (1901)
"Frances and John Henry, 6 a 13 a Brooksmith, Edward. m 12/ Brown. Chas.. \4j 1+ d Frederick Robert. 22 m 14 Л —— Jas., 20a 13в Jane. ..."

2. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by Anna Lorraine Guthrie, Marion A. Knight, H.W. Wilson Company, Estella E. Painter (1920)
"See Newman, John Henry, cardinal Dream of the rood Liturgical influence in the Dream of the rood. HR Patch. Mod Lang Assoc Pub 34:233-57 Je '19 Dreams ..."

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