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Definition of James Butler Hickock
1. Noun. Frontier marshal whose adventures have become legendary (1837-1876).
Lexicographical Neighbors of James Butler Hickock
Literary usage of James Butler Hickock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pioneer Tales of the Oregon Trail and of Jefferson County by Charles Dawson (1912)
"... there was born, in LaSalle county, Ill., a boy who was afterward named James
Butler Hickock, and who eventually became known as "Wild Bill. ..."
2. The Wolf Hunters: A Story of the Buffalo Plains by Robert Morris Peck (1914)
"Bill told * James Butler Hickock, better known as Wild Bill, was a famous character
in Kansas and the West from to. In he was sometimes called "Indian Bill" ..."
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