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Standish

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Stan·dish  (stndsh), Miles or Myles 1584?-1656.
English colonist in America. Hired by the English Pilgrims to accompany them on their voyage to the New World (1620), he emerged as a military and political leader in the difficult early years of the colony.
standish [ˈstændɪʃ]
n
(Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a stand, usually of metal, for pens, ink bottles, etc.
[of unknown origin]
Standish [ˈstændɪʃ]
n
(Biographies / Standish, Myles (?1584-1656) M, English, MILITARY: military leader) Myles (or Miles). ?1584-1656, English military leader of the Pilgrim Fathers at Plymouth, New England
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Noun1.StandishStandish - English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)
Miles Standish, Myles Standish


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"Look here," the hunter Standish spoke to Wolf Larsen, "that's my boat-puller, and I don't want to lose him.
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Having travelled some days, we were met by the King's brother, to whom, by the advice of Chec Furt, whose intent in following us was to squeeze all he could from us; we presented some pieces of Chinese workmanship, such as cases of boxes, a standish, and some earthenware, together with several pieces of painted calico, which were so much more agreeable, that he desired some other pieces instead of our Chinese curiosities; we willingly made the exchange.
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The Plymouth settlers, led by the famous Captain Miles Standish, slew some of them, in 1623, without any very evident necessity for so doing.
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