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w holmes mcguffey
Mc·Guf·fey
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noun
William Holmes,
1800–73,
U.S. educator: editor of the
Eclectic Readers,
a series of school readers.
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mcguffey
noun
United States educator who compiled the McGuffey Eclectic Readers (1800-1873)
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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