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Definition of Oliver
1. Noun. United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938).
Definition of Oliver
1. n. An olive grove.
2. n. A small tilt hammer, worked by the foot.
Definition of Oliver
1. Proper noun. (Germanic male given name). ¹
2. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹
3. Adjective. (Cockney rhyming slang) Drunk, pissed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oliver
1. a forge-hammer worked by the foot [n -S]
Medical Definition of Oliver
1. 1. [OF. Oliviere] An olive grove. 2. [F. Olivier] An olive tree. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oliver
Literary usage of Oliver
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1895)
"In the collection of portraits of the Digby family [see under oliver, ...
oliver resided at Isle- worth in Middlesex, where he died in December 1648, ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1843)
"Sir oliver.—I wish heartily He would pack them off, and send them аст- where ...
Sir oliver.—If there is anything left about the house, never be over nice ..."
3. United States Supreme Court Reports by United States Supreme Court, Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1911)
"oliver's answers were true, Goodwin's share in the Mexican Company was assigned
to 622*] oliver absolutely in 1825, *and no interest therein remained in ..."
4. Bulletin by Tennessee Division of Geology, Geological Survey, Division of Geology, Tennessee (1913)
"oliver Springs.—The outcrop area of "Rockwood" formation next southwest of oliver
Springs does not give promise of producing any ore so far as surface ..."
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