KELLY, NED


Meaning of KELLY, NED in English

Kelly, Ned /ned/ BrE AmE

(1855–80) an Australian bank ↑ robber who was in a ↑ gang (=group of criminals) with his brother Dan. They became very famous, and some people considered Ned to be a ↑ hero . He was caught by the police and hanged in 1880.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.