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Jones

[johnz]
–noun
1. An⋅son [an-suhn] , 1798–1858, president of the Republic of Texas.
2. Ca⋅sey [key-see] , (John Luther Jones), 1864–1900, U.S. locomotive engineer: folk hero of ballads, stories, and plays.
3. Chuck (Charles Martin Jones), 1912–2002, U.S. film animator.
4. Daniel, 1881–1967, English phonetician.
5. Ernest, 1879–1958, Welsh psychoanalyst.
6. (Everett) Le⋅Roi [luh-roi, lee-roi] , original name of Imamu Amiri Baraka.
7. Henry Arthur, 1851–1929, English dramatist.
8. Howard Mum⋅ford [muhm-ferd] , 1892–1980, U.S. educator and critic.
9. In⋅i⋅go [in-i-goh] , 1573–1652, English architect.
10. John Luther (“Casey”), 1864–1900, legendary U.S. locomotive engineer, raised in Cayce, Ky.
11. John Paul (John Paul), 1747–92, American naval commander in the Revolutionary War, born in Scotland.
12. John Win⋅ston [win-stuhn] , 1791–1848, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1843–45.
13. Mary Harris (“Mother Jones”), 1830–1930, U.S. labor leader, born in Ireland.
14. Quincy (Delight) (“Q”), born 1933, U.S. jazz musician, filmcomposerand producer.
15. Robert Edmond, 1887–1954, U.S. set designer.
16. Robert Tyre [tahyuhr] (“Bobby”), 1902–71, U.S. golfer.
17. Rufus Matthew, 1863–1948, U.S. Quaker, teacher, author, and humanitarian.
18. Sir William, 1746–94, English jurist, linguist, and Sanskrit scholar.
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jones (jōnz)
n.

  1. Heroin.

  2. An addiction, especially to heroin.

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Casey Jones

American railroad engineer whose death as celebrated in the ballad "Casey Jones" made him a folk hero.

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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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