Beverley
a city in NE Massachusetts.
Also, Beverley. a female or male given name: from an Old English word meaning “dweller at the beaver meadow.”.
Contemporary Examples
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‘My Granny The Escort’: Meet 85-Year-Old Sheila Vogel-Coupe, Britain’s Oldest Prostitute Marlow Stern June 2, 2014
Historical Examples
Their Majesties’ Servants (Volume 3 of 3) John Doran
The Lion’s Mouse C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
The Gamester (1753) Edward Moore
The Lion’s Mouse C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
A Month in Yorkshire Walter White
The Lion’s Mouse C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
Miss Marjoribanks Mrs (Margaret) Oliphant
noun
a market town in NE England, the administrative centre of the East Riding of Yorkshire. Pop: 29 110 (2001)
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