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Definition of Cassius clay

1. Noun. United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cassius Clay

Literary usage of Cassius clay

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

1. Civilized America by Thomas Colley ( Grattan (1859)
"... by John Me Donough and cassius clay—Congressional Enactments—Ordinance of 1787—Missouri Compromise in 1820—Wilmot Proviso, 1846—Misery of the Free ..."

2. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1913)
"cassius clay Ball b. Nov. 15-1854. A daughter born to cassius clay Ball & Lucretia ... 8-1886—cassius clay Ball son of Hon. named Lucretia Beatrice Ball. ..."

3. Muhammad Ali & Company by Thomas Hauser (1998)
"A vintage cassius clay (one signed before Ali changed his name) is worth about ... Occasionally, Ali will still sign as "cassius clay" if asked to by a fan. ..."

4. Orations from Homer to William McKinley by Mayo Williamson Hazeltine (1902)
"Mr. cassius clay is much mistaken if he thinks that his neighbors could suppose ... K"ow, Mr. cassius clay has said many foolish things about this country; ..."

5. Masterpieces of Eloquence: Famous Orations of Great World Leaders from Early by Mayo Williamson Hazeltine (1905)
"Mr. cassius clay is much mistaken if he thinks that his neighbors could suppose ... Now, Mr. cassius clay has said many foolish things about this country; ..."

6. Readers' Theater, Grade 6 by Michael Ryall (2003)
"Muhammad All v. the US Draft - Characters Narrator Journalist cassius clay/Muhammad AN Draft Board Officer Sportscaster Hawk Referee Dove Narrator: In the ..."

7. The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography by Henry E. Adams (1918)
"... but Mr. Seward's education profited less than the private secretary's, Cassius Clay as a teacher having no equal though possibly some rivals. ..."

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