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GUSTAVUS FRANKLIN SWIFT
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• GUSTAVUS FRANKLIN SWIFT (noun)
The noun GUSTAVUS FRANKLIN SWIFT has 1 sense:
1. United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
Familiarity information: GUSTAVUS FRANKLIN SWIFT used as a noun is very rare.
• GUSTAVUS FRANKLIN SWIFT (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gustavus Franklin Swift; Swift
Instance hypernyms:
meat packer; packer (a wholesaler in the meat-packing business)
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