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Leacock
[ lee-kok ]
noun
- Stephen (Butler), 1869–1944, Canadian humorist and economist.
Leacock
/ ˈliːkɒk /
noun
- LeacockStephen Butler18691944MCanadianWRITING: humorous writerSOCIAL SCIENCE: economist Stephen Butler. 1869–1944, Canadian humorist and economist: his comic works include Literary Lapses (1910) and Frenzied Fiction (1917)
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One of the unsolved riddles of social injustice is, why should Professor Leacock be so much more amusing than most people?
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My mother, whose maiden name was Mary Ann Leacock, took an active part in the life of the neighborhood.
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Mr. Stephen Leacock is not the only man who ever went into a bank with a funny little guilty feeling even when he had money in it.
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The book fairly entitles Mr. Leacock to be considered not only a humorist but a benefactor.
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Mr. Leacock is, as the politicians say, 'a national asset,' and Mr. Leacock is a Canadian to be proud of.
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