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dashiell hammett
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(Samuel) Da·shiell
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1894–1961,
U.S. writer of detective stories.
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Hammett
(ˈhæmət)
—
n
Dashiell.
1894--1961, US writer of detective novels. His books include
The Maltese Falcon
(1930) and
The Thin Man
(1932)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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