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Definition of Jack Dempsey

1. Noun. United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983).

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Literary usage of Jack Dempsey

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

1. New English Canaan: Text, Notes, Biography & Criticismby Thomas Morton by Thomas Morton (1999)
" This book represents the first edition created from and textually-collated with all known original copies in the world; it also constitutes the first full..."

2. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (2001)
"New English Canaan, by Jack Dempsey As Published in 1999. ... ($34.95) Good News From New England, by Jack Dempsey As Published in 2001. ..."

3. Roughing It by Mark Twain (2001)
"New English Canaan, by Jack Dempsey As Published in 1999. ... New English Canaan Text & Notes, by Thomas Morton Edited by Jack Dempsey As Published in 1999. ..."

4. The Innocents Abroad: Or the New Pilgrims' Progress by Mark Twain (2001)
"... Inc. New English Canaan, by Jack Dempsey The History of As Published in 1999. ... Good News From New England, by Jack Dempsey As Published in 2001. ..."

5. Doctor Kilgannon by Seumas MacManus (1907)
"A WIFE FOR Jack Dempsey GETTING a wife for Jack was a quare thing, surely. The people that write stories would call it a wonderful romance. ..."

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