Definition of Colin

1. n. The American quail or bobwhite. The name is also applied to other related species. See Bobwhite.

Definition of Colin

1. Proper noun. (Ancient Greek male given name) ¹

2. Proper noun. (surname rather rare patronymic from=given names) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Colin

1. the bobwhite [n -S] - See also: bobwhite

Lexicographical Neighbors of Colin

colicoplegia
colicroot
colicroots
colics
colicweed
colicweeds
colies
coliform
coliform bacilli
coliform bacteria
coliforms
colimit
colimitation
colimits
colimycin
colin
colinear
colinearities
colinearity
colingual
colins
colinus
colipase
colipases
coliphage
coliphages
coliplication
colipuncture
coliseum
coliseums

Literary usage of Colin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1909)
"Finding that Sir Colin Campbell [qv], the recently appointed com- mander-in-chief in India, destined him for the command of the Sirhind division, ..."

2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1864)
"It's no what I've been used to," said Colin'e mother, " and there's niony a thing mair important that I want to hear about. Eh ! Colin, it's my hope you'll ..."

3. The Quarterly Review by William Gifford, George Walter Prothero, John Gibson Lockhart, John Murray, Whitwell Elwin, John Taylor Coleridge, Rowland Edmund Prothero Ernle, William Macpherson, William Smith (1902)
"Colin et Cie : Paris, 1900. 3. Les Anglais aux Indes et en Egypte. ... Armand Colin : Paris, 1901. WE have never been able to make up our minds whether the ..."

4. The Invasion of the Crimea: Its Origin and an Account of Its Progress Down by Alexander William Kinglake (1868)
"With the exception of this division of cavalry, the Appoint. whole of the scant forces entrusted with the defence sir Colin of Balaclava was placed under ..."

5. Annals of the American Pulpit: Or, Commemorative Notices of Distinguished by William Buell Sprague (1859)
"Colin FERGUSON, D. D* 1785—1806. Colin FERGUSON was born in Kent County, Md., on the 8th of December, 1751. His father, Colin Ferguson, was an emigrant from ..."

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