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Crockett

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Crock·ett  (krkt), David Known as "Davy." 1786-1836.
American frontiersman and politician who was a U.S. representative from Tennessee (1827-1831 and 1833-1835) and joined the Texas revolutionaries fighting against Mexico. He died at the siege of the Alamo.
Crockett [ˈkrɒkɪt]
n
(Biographies / Crockett, David (1786-1836) M, US, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: frontiersman, POLITICS: politician, MILITARY: soldier) David, known as Davy Crockett. 1786-1836, US frontiersman, politician, and soldier
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Noun1.CrockettCrockett - United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)
David Crockett, Davy Crockett


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Whether to admit Hercules among us or not, concerning this I long remained dubious: for though according to the Greek mythologies, that antique Crockett and Kit Carson --that brawny doer of rejoicing good deeds, was swallowed down and thrown up by a whale; still, whether that strictly makes a whaleman of him, that might be mooted.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
Look at Ivory Nelson, look at Davy Crockett, look at Paul Jones, look at Clive, an' Kitchener, an' Fremont, an' Kit Carson, an' all of 'em.
The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context
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