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abbey lincoln

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Lin⋅coln

[ling-kuhn]
–noun
1. Abbey (Anna Marie Gaby Wooldridge; Aminata Moseka), born 1930, U.S. jazz singer, activist, and actress.
2. Abraham, 1809–65, 16th president of the U.S. 1861–65.
3. Benjamin, 1733–1810, American Revolutionary general.
4. Mary Todd, 1818–82, U.S. first lady 1861–65 (wife of Abraham Lincoln).
5. a city in and the capital of Nebraska, in the SE part. 171,932.
6. a city in Lincolnshire, in E central England. 73,200.
7. a town in N Rhode Island. 16,949.
8. a city in central Illinois. 16,327.
9. a town in S Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Ontario. 14,196.
10. Lincolnshire.
11. Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Park Range of theRocky Mountains. 14,286 ft. (4357 m).
12. one of an English breed of large mutton sheep noted for their heavy fleece of coarse, long wool.
13. a male given name.
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Lincoln, Abbey Originally Anna Marie Gaby Wooldridge. Now known as Aminata Moseka. Born 1930.  
American singer and actress who led a jazz group which included Sonny Rollins and Max Roach. In later years she became an advocate for racial equality.
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Lincoln 
English city, county town of Lincolnshire, O.E. Lindcylene, from L. Lindum Colonia, from British *lindo "pool, lake."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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