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Definition of Gibbons
1. gibbon [n] - See also: gibbon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gibbons
Literary usage of Gibbons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"gibbons, CHRISTOPHER (1615- 1676), musical composer, elder of the two surviving
sons of Orlando gibbons [qv], was born in 1615, and baptised in St. ..."
2. The Works of Daniel Webster by Daniel Webster (1890)
"THE CASE OF gibbons AND OGDEN.' THIS was an appeal from tne Court for the Trial of
... The injunction having been awarded, the answer of gibbons was filed, ..."
3. The Works of Daniel Webster by Daniel Webster, Edward Everett (1851)
"THE CASE OF gibbons AND OGDEN.* THIS was an appeal from the Court for the Trial of
... The injunction having been awarded, the answer of gibbons was filed, ..."
4. The World's Parliament of Religions: An Illustrated and Popular Story of the by John Henry Barrows (1893)
"Whoever has watched the career of Cardinal gibbons must have remarked that he is
... So Cardinal gibbons looks and asks: How does religion bless mankind? ..."
5. The Writings and Speeches of Daniel Webster by Daniel Webster, Edward Everett (1903)
"The Case of gibbons and Ogden THIS was an appeal from the Court for the Trial of
Impeachments and Correction of Errors of the State of New York. ..."
6. History of New England by John Gorham Palfrey, Francis Winthrop Palfrey (1899)
"The command-in-chief was given to Major Edward gibbons, of Massachusetts,1 with
... 1 The history of Edward gibbons was peculiar. He first appears as one of ..."
7. The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster: With an Essay on Daniel by Daniel Webster, Edwin Percy Whipple (1914)
"AN ARGUMENT MADE IN THE CASE OF gibbons AND OGDEN IN ... The injunction having
been awarded, the answer of gibbons was filed, in which he stated, ..."
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