Corbett

American

[kawr-bit] / ˈkɔr bɪt /

noun

James John Gentleman Jim, 1866–1933, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1892–97.

Corbett British

/ ˈkɔːbət /

noun

mountaineering any separate mountain peak between 2500 feet and 3000 feet high: originally used of Scotland only, but now sometimes extended to other parts of the British Isles

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Taylor points out that four miles away, in Haywards Heath, McCarthy Stone is building a new development for the over 60s, despite Corbett Court being 30% empty.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Brendan Corbett served as the assistant sheriff for custody operations under Villanueva.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025

Overdashing New York Times writers were publicly rebuked by standards editor Philip B. Corbett in a 2011 post on the outlet’s blog that clocked a single-day total of 16 dashes on A1 alone.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2025

The Corbett Hotel's odd-job boy Alan Finlay, then 13, greeted the superstars as they arrived.

From BBC • May 26, 2025

Boston Corbett, the man who shot John Wilkes Booth, received a handsome reward for the killing.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

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