Leatherhead
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A town in Surrey, England near London with old buildings and countryside
- proper noun
- /ˈlɛðəˌhɛd/
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Leatherhead
- Cokes requests an audience with the puppet-actors, and when Leatherhead brings forth the lifeless dolls, Cokes exclaims, "What, do they live in baskets?" (iii.64).
Examples
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The annual festival in Leatherhead attracts visitors from all over Surrey.
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How you doing, leatherhead?
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Mrs. Willcox moved into that house in Leatherhead... and before she'd been in it for three months she was in bed with rheumatic fever.
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Many tourists visit Leatherhead to explore its historic sites and enjoy the charming countryside.
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Located near the busy M25, Leatherhead offers a peaceful retreat just outside London.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Leatherhead main
Etymology
Leatherhead looks like the simple words leather and head. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a town where leather was made or sold at a 'head' meaning a 'high place' or the 'end of a river', which is why this name came to mean the town.