Woolworth
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8.2
- proper noun
- /ˈwʊlˌwɜrθ/
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Woolworth
- Yesterday, Greensboro was in the headlines as still being racist 50 years after the Woolworth sit-ins, and today we're here for the liver pudding.
- F.W. Woolworth
- Mr. Woolworth
Examples
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Gift of Helena Woolworth McCann and the Winfield Foundation, by exchange. 96.803.
Academic text (2003) -
It's because you broke into Professor Woolworth's office and stole his guinea pig.
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Yeah, old Mr. Woolworth really, really knew how to pick them, didn't he?
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Woolworth had built his empire by selling nothing that did not cost either five or ten cents.
Blog text (17) -
The new F.W. Woolworth Co. opened here in November of 1895.
Blog text (17) -
(n79) F.W. Woolworth told a journalist that failure attended his first effort, and every time he was knocked down, he tried again and finally succeeded.
Academic text (1991) -
He believed in the system and that Woolworth and Blumstein, white business owners, had a right to keep their places in it" (1988, 79).
Academic text (2017) -
Frank W. Woolworth founded his first five-and-dime store in Utica, New York, in 1879.
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The legacy of Woolworth continues today through charitable initiatives started by his heirs.
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Many remember Woolworth as a pioneer in retail who changed the shopping experience for everyday consumers.
Synonyms
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7.1
A family name best known for the American engineer George Westinghouse
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3.9
A family last name, especially that of Louis Chevrolet
A French family name used by some people
A family name used by some people
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Woolworth is an English surname made from wool 'wool' and worth 'enclosed farm', meaning a farm or enclosed place connected with wool. Frank Winfield Woolworth was the famous person with that name, and his surname later became the name of his shops and the famous building.