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MacGregor   /məgrˈɛgər/   Listen
MacGregor

noun
1.
Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734).  Synonyms: Rob Roy, Robert MacGregor.






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"MacGregor" Quotes from Famous Books



... As to this latter point, however, I should say that these Chirima people seem to be, so far as dress, ornaments, &c., are concerned, much nearer to the Mafulu than they are to the natives of the Mambare river itself, as described by Sir William Macgregor. [14] It is curious also that the dogs of the Chirima people are not yellow dingoes, but are black and white, as is the ...
— The Mafulu - Mountain People of British New Guinea • Robert W. Williamson

... head ache, and the springless phaetons which abound in the East she avoided as the plague. Elephants and camels and rickshaws were her delight; but here in Rangoon none of these was available. There were no camels; the government elephants had steady employment out at MacGregor's timberyards and could not get leave of absence; while rickshaws were out of fashion, as only natives and Chinamen rode in them. ...
— Parrot & Co. • Harold MacGrath

... the tailor, all the blood of the MacGregor rising in his boots, with an oath that shocked the brother out of all hope—'What's ...
— Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals - As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac • William H. Armstrong

... Environment: Genetics and Heredity; Heredity and Environment, Aspects reviewed; Degenerate Families, Life-histories; Dr. Macgregor, Deductions from his Report; Degenerate Stocks imported, Effect of; Environmental Factor, Importance of; Pre-natal and Post-natal Care, Value of; Housing Problem; Relationship of Impaired Nutrition, Debility, and Disease to Impaired Control; Dietetics and Child Welfare; Picture-shows, Effect on ...
— Mental Defectives and Sexual Offenders • W. H. Triggs, Donald McGavin, Frederick Truby King, J. Sands Elliot, Ada G. Patterson, C.E. Matthews



Words linked to "MacGregor" :   Robert MacGregor, criminal, outlaw, malefactor, felon, crook



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