Duquesne
Abraham
[a-bra-am] /a braˈam/ (Show IPA), 1610–88, French naval commander.
a city in SW Pennsylvania, on the Monongahela River.
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Historical Examples
Duquesne studied the metal, and was shaken out of his habitual taciturnity.
The Skylark of Space Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby
I’ll take my men off Duquesne, now that we’ve linked him up with Steel.
The Skylark of Space Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby
This reply to his summons was entirely unexpected by Duquesne, and he heard it with evident disappointment.
Life & Times of Col. Daniel Boone Cecil B. Hartley
Duquesne’s voice was cold, his black brows were drawn together.
Skylark Three Edward Elmer Smith
“I can’t understand it,” Duquesne frowned as he considered the situation.
Skylark Three Edward Elmer Smith
“There, you’ve seen what an inch of arenak is like,” said Duquesne when the destruction was complete.
Skylark Three Edward Elmer Smith
In Duquesne, when I came to be able to ask and understand what was said to me, there were not above thirty Europeans left.
The Virginians William Makepeace Thackeray
“Now you are lying by rote—I know just what you’d do,” said Duquesne.
Skylark Three Edward Elmer Smith
Boone’s speech, conditionally agreeing to Duquesne’s proposal, was followed by one from Blackfish.
Scouting with Daniel Boone Everett T. Tomlinson
How large a force do you imagine the French have at Duquesne?
From Farm House to the White House William M. Thayer
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