Attleboro
a city in SE Massachusetts.
Historical Examples
He was born in Attleboro, Mass., on the last day of the year, 1764.
Harper’s Magazine, Vol III, June 1851 Various
The profits arising from its sale, if any, will go partly to Attleboro Church, and partly to a favorite object of my own.
George Eliot’s Life, Vol. I (of 3) George Eliot
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