Walcott

Wal·cott

[wawl-kuht, -kot]
noun
1.
Derek, born 1930, West Indian poet and playwright: Nobel prize 1992.
2.
Joe ( Arnold Cream"Jersey Joe" ) born 1914, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1951–52.
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Walcott (ˈwɔːlkət) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  Derek (Alton). born 1930, St Lucian poet and playwright, whose works include the poetry collections In a Green Night (1962) and The Bounty (1997), the play The Dream on Monkey Mountain (1967), and the long poem Omeros (1990): Nobel prize for literature 1992
2.  Jersey Joe, real name Arnold Raymond Cream. 1914--94, US boxer: world heavyweight champion 1951--52

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