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Definition of John Deere
1. Noun. United States industrialist who manufactured plows suitable for working the prairie soil (1804-1886).
Lexicographical Neighbors of John Deere
Literary usage of John Deere
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Who's who in America by Marquis Who's Who, Inc (1903)
"He succeeded his father, John Deere, who established on small scale plow works
which are now Incorporated as Deere &. Co., mfrs. Moline plows (largest In ..."
2. A Tour of St. Louis; Or, The Inside Life of a Great City by Joseph A. Dacus, James William Buel (1878)
"... removed to Moline in the year 1847 from Grand Detour, Ill., where he had been
making steel plows the previous ten years, and the mime of John Deere is ..."
3. The American Reports: Containing All Decisions of General Interest Decided by Isaac Grant Thompson, Irving Browne (1872)
"They deny that it is through the skill of John Deere and his energy the plow has
been improved, or that it is preferable to those manufactured at other ..."
4. American Agricultural Implements: A Review of Invention and Development in by Robert L. Ardrey (1894)
"Both father and son had held offices of honor and public trust, John Deere having
served as mayor of Moline, besides taking an active interest in public ..."
5. Maryland Historical Magazine by Maryland Historical Society (1913)
"Grant of August 20, 1650 to John Deere for transportation of self and wife in
1647, quit rent, ... (Assigns to John Deere.) Thomas Read demands fifty acres. ..."
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