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Definition of Frobisher
1. Noun. English explorer who led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage to the orient; served under Drake and helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1535-1594).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Frobisher
Literary usage of Frobisher
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"The bearer of tne letter was frobisher, to whom a license was granted by the
company 3 Feb ... who, with other adventurers, enabled frobisher to fit out the ..."
2. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1863)
"frobisher Strait proved to be a Bay, and on the Fate of Five Men of the Arctic
Expedition in the reign of Elizabeth. By Mr. CF HALL, of Ohio; ..."
3. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from Its Discovery to the Present by Joseph Sabin, Wilberforce Eames, Bibliographical Society of America, Robert William Glenroie Vail (1875)
"The woodcut represents frobisher in a canoe, throwing darts at wild fowl, ...
25996 frobisher. Ausfuhrliche Beschreibung des theils bewohnt theils ..."
4. English Writers: An Attempt Towards a History of English Literature by Henry Morley, William Hall Griffin (1892)
"A " Company of Cathay " was formed, with frobisher as its ... frobisher sailed
in * A full and very interesting record of Richard Eden and his work was ..."
5. The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Hume Greenfield, Henry Walter Bates (1843)
"I.—The Voyages of Martin frobisher.* By AB BECHER, Commander, RN, of the
Hydrographical Office, Admiralty. IT is remarkable that, while numerous voyages of ..."
6. Arctic Researches, and Life Among the Esquimaux: Being the Narrative of an by Charles Francis Hall (1865)
"Prepare to leave twelfth Encampment.—Proceed on tho Voyage.—Passing along Head
of frobisher Bay.—Peale Point.—Bishop's Island. ..."
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