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Carver

[kahr-ver]

noun

  1. George Washington, 1864?–1943, U.S. botanist and chemist.

  2. John, 1575?–1621, Pilgrim leader: first governor of Plymouth Colony 1620–21.

  3. Raymond, 1938–88, U.S. short-story writer and poet.



carver

1

/ ˈɑːə /

noun

  1. a carving knife

  2. (plural) a large matched knife and fork for carving meat

  3. a chair with arms that forms part of a set of dining chairs

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Carver

2

/ ˈɑːə /

noun

  1. George Washington. ?1864–1943, US agricultural chemist and botanist

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Carver

  1. American botanist and educator whose work was instrumental in improving the agricultural efficiency of the United States.

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Clark said he told the detectives that, as a member of the Carver Park Compton Crips, he didn’t get along with the “40s,” a reference to Kelly’s gang.

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Scotland assistant coach John Carver said the comment showed Miller needed "a little bit of guidance".

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According to the publication, Capt. Jonathan Carver documented in the 1760s that Native American tribes used beetle larvae, which emerged from thawing tree bark during this time of year.

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The publisher Penguin and promoter Carver PR said the family gave repeated assurances that part of the book deal advance would be used to set up and fund the foundation.

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The American writer, Raymond Carver, who survived alcoholism to write some of the most beautiful poems about grief, and happiness, left a short poem before he died from cancer, aged just 50.

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