Definition of Crawford

1. Noun. United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857).

Exact synonyms: Thomas Crawford
Generic synonyms: Carver, Sculptor, Sculpturer, Statue Maker

2. Noun. United States film actress (1908-1977).
Exact synonyms: Joan Crawford
Generic synonyms: Actress

Definition of Crawford

1. n. A Crawford peach; a well-known freestone peach, with yellow flesh, first raised by Mr. William Crawford, of New Jersey.

Definition of Crawford

1. Proper noun. (surname A=An English and Scottish habitational from=Old English dot=) derived from several different placenames. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crawford

Crataegus calpodendron
Crataegus coccinea
Crataegus coccinea mollis
Crataegus crus-galli
Crataegus laevigata
Crataegus marshallii
Crataegus mollis
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus oxyacantha
Crataegus oxycantha
Crataegus pedicellata
Crataegus tomentosa
Crater
Crater Lake National Park
Crateva
Crawford (current term)
Crax
Crayette
Crayettes
Crayola
Crazy Glue
Crazy Horse
Cre recombinase
Cream of Wheat
Creation
Creative Commons
Creator
Crecy
Crede's manoeuvres

Literary usage of Crawford

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

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"To the exclusion of the declarations made by Crawford on this occasion the ... If the jury find, from the evidence of th* witness Elizabeth Crawford, ..."

2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1920)
"John Bryant [the decedent] didn't do nothing to Sam Crawford to make him shoot him. ... There was no other pistol shot After Sam Crawford shot John Bryant, ..."

3. History of the United States of America, Under the Constitution by James Schouler (1913)
"ture to get Crawford out of the cabinet; either, they said, he is unable to restrain his friends, or else for the last two years he has encouraged them to ..."

4. Pennsylvania Archivesby Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania State Library by Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania State Library (1878)
"1790, July 1, Crawford, Joanna, and John Harper. 1804, April 2, Crawford, ... 1799, March 17, Crawford, Samuel, and Ann Bates. 1784, July 22, Crawford, ..."

5. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"To the exclusion of the declarations made by Crawford on this occasion the ... If the jury find, from the evidence of th* witness Elizabeth Crawford, ..."

6. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1920)
"John Bryant [the decedent] didn't do nothing to Sam Crawford to make him shoot him. ... There was no other pistol shot After Sam Crawford shot John Bryant, ..."

7. History of the United States of America, Under the Constitution by James Schouler (1913)
"ture to get Crawford out of the cabinet; either, they said, he is unable to restrain his friends, or else for the last two years he has encouraged them to ..."

8. Pennsylvania Archivesby Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania State Library by Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania State Library (1878)
"1790, July 1, Crawford, Joanna, and John Harper. 1804, April 2, Crawford, ... 1799, March 17, Crawford, Samuel, and Ann Bates. 1784, July 22, Crawford, ..."

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