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Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett

11 7.4
An American pioneer, soldier, and politician famous as a hero who died at the Alamo
  • proper noun
  • /ˈdeɪvi ˈkrɒkɪt/
: Davy Crockett
  • Many stories have been told about Davy Crockett and his adventures on the American frontier.

Examples

  • The legend of Davy Crockett continues to inspire books and movies to this day.

  • Did Davy Crockett really fight at the Alamo?

  • At the history museum, there was an exhibit dedicated to Davy Crockett and the Alamo.

  • Everyone knows the story of Davy Crockett.

  • At the history museum, there was an exhibit dedicated to Davy Crockett and the Alamo.

  • Many stories have been told about Davy Crockett and his adventures on the American frontier.

  • The legend of Davy Crockett continues to inspire books and movies to this day.

Synonyms

David Crockett
vsDavy Crockett
1 6.1

An American frontiersman, soldier and politician who died defending the Alamo

is the informal widely used personal name in popular folk stories

Surface Forms

Davy Crockett main

Morphology

Davy + Crockett

This is a proper name referring to a specific historical person, so its meaning (the identity and biographical facts about Davy Crockett) cannot be derived from the constituent name-parts. Personal names are arbitrary and culturally specific, so a B1 learner who merely recognises the words would not infer the referent or its history without prior exposure.

Etymology

Davy Crockett was a real American man of the frontier and a politician long ago, famous for hunting, his coonskin cap, and for dying while fighting at the Alamo. Because many songs and stories made him larger than life, his name now stands for a 'folk hero' and the brave spirit of the 'frontier'.