Selkirk

[ sel-kurk ]

noun

1. Alexander originally Alexander Selcraig, 1676–1721, Scottish sailor marooned on a Pacific island: supposed prototype of Robinson Crusoe.
2. Also called Sel·kirk·shire [sel, -kurk-sheer, -sher]. a historic county in southeastern Scotland.

Selkirk

/ ˈsɛlˌkɜːk /

noun

1. SelkirkAlexander16761721MScottishTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: sailor Alexander. original name Alexander Selcraig. 1676–1721, Scottish sailor, who was marooned on one of the islets of Juan Fernández and is regarded as the prototype of Defoe's Robinson Crusoe

Example Sentences

Lou watched George Selkirk step into the batter's box for a few practice swings one afternoon.

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“If you had any guts, Lou, you'd be the one hitting a couple, instead of me,” Selkirk yelled back.

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The foresters of Selkirk, as we have seen, had stood by Edward, and apparently had suffered not a little for their fidelity.

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The Earl of Selkirk brought out to his property about eight hundred souls.

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Two thousand five hundred pounds had been paid by the tenants on the Selkirk estate in the first year after it was purchased.

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At last Selkirk died broken in spirit, and most of his colonists drifted to Canada or across the border.

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Alexander Selkirk subsequently entered the Royal Navy and became a lieutenant.

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