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Cooke

[kook]
–noun
1. (Alfred) Alistair, 1908–2004, English journalist and broadcaster.
2. Coke, Sir Edward.
3. Jay, 1821–1905, U.S. financier.
4. Terence (James), Cardinal, 1921–83, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: archbishop of New York 1968–83.
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jay cooke

noun
United States financier who marketed Union bonds to finance the American Civil War; the failure of his bank resulted in a financial panic in 1873 (1821-1905) [syn: Cooke
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