Kentishman
Americannoun
plural
KentishmenEtymology
Origin of Kentishman
Example Sentences
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Shy, shaggy Kentishman Heath immediately captured the Tory matrons' vote.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Some Tory leaders did not go to Eton, but none went to a grammar school on a scholarship, as did the burly Kentishman with the rumbling laugh and the steely blue eyes.
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The Kentishman followed, searching out each footprint in the snow.
From The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec by Trevena, John
Master Caxton was a gray-eyed, thin-cheeked, neatly-made Kentishman, who had lived long abroad, and was always ready to make an Englishman welcome.
From Grisly Grisell by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
And for a minister of my intent, I have seduc'd a headstrong Kentishman, John Cade of Ashford, To make commotion, as full well he can, Under the tide of John Mortimer.
From King Henry VI, Part 2 by Shakespeare, William
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