Brighouse
noun
a town in N England, in Calderdale unitary authority, West Yorkshire: machine tools, textiles, engineering. Pop: 32 360 (2001)
noun
Harold. 1882–1958, British novelist and dramatist, best known for his play Hobson’s Choice (1915)
Historical Examples
King Robert the Bruce A. F. Murison
Adventures and Recollections Bill o’th’ Hoylus End
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