Acol
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Acol
C20: named after a club in Acol Road, London
Example Sentences
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All the books by Andrew Robson are worthwhile, although the bidding is Acol, with four-card majors and 12 to 14 no-trumps.
From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2009
He seemed so different from these young and old country squires who frequented Acol Court.
From The Nest of the Sparrowhawk by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
From the crest of the hill the tiny bell of Acol church struck the hour of two.
From The Nest of the Sparrowhawk by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
She did not even think it strange that he gave her no explanation of the reason why he should not return to his lodgings at Acol.
From The Nest of the Sparrowhawk by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
She returned to Acol Court with her brother-in-law, apparently as horrified as he was at the disgrace which she vowed Richard Lambert had heaped upon them all.
From The Nest of the Sparrowhawk by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
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