Doncaster

[ dong-kas-ter; British dong-kuh-ster ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Doncaster

/ ˈdɒŋkəstə /

an industrial town in N England, in Doncaster unitary authority, South Yorkshire, on the River Don. Pop: 67 977 (2001)
a unitary authority in N England, in South Yorkshire. Pop: 288 400 (2003 est). Area: 582 sq km (225 sq miles)

He went over to Doncaster, to be present at the Spring Meeting, where he betted freely, and won largely.

Here we are four miles and a half from Doncaster, or, as a Yorkshireman would say, four miles “and a way-bit.”

A list has been preserved of the signs painted by Herring at Doncaster, but they will be sought in vain to-day.

Doncaster, indeed, does exceedingly well out of racing, and the Town Council can well afford the £380 annually expended in stakes.

Even Doncaster butterscotch is more familiar than Doncaster piety, but the Church is particularly active here, nevertheless.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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