muskie
Origin of muskie
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Edmund (Six·tus) [sik-stuhs], /ˈsɪk stəs/, 1914–96, U.S. politician: senator 1959–80; secretary of state 1980–81.
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How to use muskie in a sentence
In 1972, Maine Sen. Edmund muskie was the odds-on favorite to win the Democratic Presidential nomination.
The “crying” incident is thought to have hurt muskie in the primary--which he won handily, but with under 50 percent of the vote.
Americans get tired of front-runners (see, e.g., Ed muskie, Ted Kennedy, Gary Hart, and Mario Cuomo).
What Hillary Clinton Can Learn From Portugal, Costa Rica, and England in the World Cup | Nathan Daschle | July 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe beat muskie in early 1972 and we beat Humphrey and Jackson in the spring and summer of 1972.
And that unsuspicious old man went back home and bragged of his thirteen-pound muskie, while the Preacher said never a word.
Days in the Open | Lathan A. Crandall
He was trolling with a steel rod and plenty of line out, when a careless muskie grabbed the hook.
Days in the Open | Lathan A. CrandallIt was a muskie that furnished us with an introduction to those tricky scales which some unregenerate fishermen are said to use.
Days in the Open | Lathan A. Crandall
British Dictionary definitions for muskie (1 of 2)
/ (ˈmʌskɪ) /
Canadian an informal name for the muskellunge
British Dictionary definitions for Muskie (2 of 2)
/ (ˈmʌskɪ) /
Edmund (Sixtus). 1914–96, US Democratic politician: Governor of Maine (1955–59): senator for Maine (1959–80): Secretary of State (1980–81)
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