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HICKOCK
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• HICKOCK (noun)
The noun HICKOCK has 1 sense:
1. frontier marshal whose adventures have become legendary (1837-1876)
Familiarity information: HICKOCK used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Frontier marshal whose adventures have become legendary (1837-1876)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hickock; James Butler Hickock; Wild Bill Hickock
Instance hypernyms:
marshal; marshall (a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law)
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