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Morgan

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Mor·gan  (môrgn)
n.
Any of a breed of American saddle and trotting horses noted for strength, speed, and endurance.

[After Justin Morgan (1747-1798), American schoolteacher.]

Morgan, Sir Henry 1635?-1688.
Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish ships and settlements in the Caribbean and was acting governor of Jamaica (1680-1682).

Morgan, John Hunt 1825-1864.
American Confederate soldier who led cavalry raids behind Union lines in Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio.

Morgan, John Pierpont 1837-1913.
American financier and philanthropist noted for his reorganization and control of major railroads, his consolidation of the U.S. Steel Corporation (1901), and his collection of art and the establishment of the Morgan Library in New York City, which was donated to the public (1924) by his son John Pierpont, Jr. (1867-1943).

Morgan, Julia 1872-1957.
American architect who designed over 700 buildings in California and Hawaii, including Hearst Castle (completed 1947).

Morgan, Lewis Henry 1818-1881.
American anthropologist who studied Native Americans, particularly the Seneca. His works include Ancient Society (1877).

Morgan, Thomas Hunt 1866-1945.
American biologist. He won a 1933 Nobel Prize for discoveries concerning the hereditary function of chromosomes.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.MorganMorgan - United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
2.MorganMorgan - United States biologist who formulated the chromosome theory of heredity (1866-1945)
3.MorganMorgan - a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688)
4.MorganMorgan - soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802)
5.MorganMorgan - United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913)
6.Morgan - an American breed of small compact saddle horses
mount, riding horse, saddle horse - a lightweight horse kept for riding only


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"The old Morgan place up at the Glen is for sale," said Gilbert, apropos of nothing in especial.
"There was an old shanty once in the gulch," Morgan resumed when the ruin wrought by my awkwardness had been repaired, "but just previously to my visit it had been blown down, or rather blown away, for its debris was scattered all about, the very floor being parted, plank from plank.
This missionary knight's name was La Cote Male Taile, and he said that this castle was the abode of Morgan le Fay, sister of King Arthur, and wife of King Uriens.
 
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