billy dawes

Dawes

[dawz]
noun
1.
Charles Gates, 1865–1951, U.S. financier and diplomat: vice president of the U.S. 1925–29; Nobel peace prize 1925.
2.
William, 1745–99, U.S. Revolutionary patriot: rode with Paul revere and Samuel Prescott warning Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston.
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Dawes (dɔːz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Charles Gates. 1865--1951, US financier, diplomat, and statesman, who devised the Dawes Plan for German reparations payments after World War I; vice president of the US (1925--29); Nobel peace prize 1925

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Billy dawes is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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