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Parkinson   /pˈɑrkɪnsən/   Listen
Parkinson

noun
1.
English surgeon (1755-1824).  Synonym: James Parkinson.
2.
British historian noted for ridicule of bureaucracies (1909-1993).  Synonyms: C. Northcote Parkinson, Cyril Northcote Parkinson.



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"Parkinson" Quotes from Famous Books



... slanderer. And also Frances Fetherston the wif of Robert Fetherston for a scowlde/ Richard Hutchinson for harboring a woman which had a childe begotten in fornicacion They saie that [blank] Lavrock and [blank] Wilson did by the apoyntment of Richard Parkinson there master carrye turffes in to the house vpon the Sabboth daie The rest is ...
— The Evolution Of An English Town • Gordon Home

... was hoping that, perhaps, I had visited his offence too strongly. As a clergyman, you see, I was bound to be severe; but upon my word, sir, since Parkinson left I have felt like a man who has ...
— I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales • Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

... "I hain't afeard of him, that's so. For the life of me, I can't help likin' him, though he does things that I wouldn't do for all the power in Christendom. Here's Jedge Parkinson's house." ...
— The Crossing • Winston Churchill

... side of this were purchased by the two Edwards, and by an Englishman who had lately arrived in the colony. His name was Mercer: he was accompanied by his wife and two young children, and his wife's brother, whose name was Parkinson. Mr. Hardy had made their acquaintance at Rosario, and pronounced them to be a very pleasant family. They had brought out a considerable capital, and were coming in a week with a strong force to erect their house. Mr. Hardy had promised them every assistance, and had invited Mrs. ...
— On the Pampas • G. A. Henty



Words linked to "Parkinson" :   historian, surgeon, Parkinson's, operating surgeon, historiographer, sawbones



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