PIGGOTT, LESTER

Meaning of PIGGOTT, LESTER in English

Pig ‧ gott, Les ‧ ter /ˈpɪɡət, ˈlestəʳ/ BrE AmE

(1935–) a British ↑ jockey (=someone who rides horses in races) who is considered to be one of the best ever. He was put in prison in 1987 for not paying his taxes.

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PIGGOTT, LESTER — born Nov. 5, 1935, Wantage, Berkshire, Eng. in full Lester Keith Piggott one of the world's leading jockeys in Thoroughbred …
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LESTER — (n.) A dry sirocco in the Madeira Islands.
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LESTER — /les"teuhr/ , n. a male given name: from the English placename "Leicester."
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LESTER — add. ·noun a dry sirocco in the madeira islands.
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PIGGOTT — Piggott BrE AmE ˈpɪɡ ət
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LESTER — Lester BrE AmE ˈlest ə AmE \ - ə r
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PIGGOTT — Pig ‧ gott, Les ‧ ter /ˈpɪɡət, ˈlestəʳ/ BrE AmE (1935–) a British ↑ jockey (=someone who rides horses in …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LESTER — Bennett Lester Carter Flatt Lester Raymond Lester Polfus Pearson Lester Bowles Young Lester Willis
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PIGGOTT — Classification: City Located in: Arkansas (AR) Total Population (2000): 3894 Total Housing Units (2000): 1912 Land Area (square meters): 13415245 …
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LESTER — Classification: Town Located in: West Virginia (WV) Total Population (2000): 322 Total Housing Units (2000): 168 Land Area (square meters): …
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LESTER — Classification: City Located in: Iowa (IA) Total Population (2000): 251 Total Housing Units (2000): 110 Land Area (square meters): 4699814 …
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LESTER — Classification: Town Located in: Alabama (AL) Total Population (2000): 107 Total Housing Units (2000): 46 Land Area (square meters): 4744332 …
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PIGGOTT — (1935– ) a famous English jockey. He has won more races than anybody in the history of horse racing, including …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
LESTER — Lester
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LESTER — Lester
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LESTER — n Лестер ( мужское имя )
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LESTER — (n) лестер
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LESTER — n Лестер ( мужское имя )
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LESTER — n Лестер ( мужское имя )
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LESTER — Lester
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LESTER — Lester
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YOUNG, LESTER (WILLIS) — born Aug. 27, 1909, Woodville, Miss., U.S. died March 15, 1959, New York, N.Y. U.S. tenor saxophonist. Young joined Billie …
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YOUNG, LESTER (WILLIS) — born Aug. 27, 1909, Woodville, Miss., U.S. died March 15, 1959, New York, N.Y. Lester Young, c. 1955 byname Pres, …
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YOUNG, LESTER — Additional reading Lewis Porter, Lester Young (1985); Lewis Porter (ed.), A Lester Young Reader (1991).
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WALLACK, LESTER — born Jan. 1, 1820, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Sept. 6, 1888, Stamford, Conn. original name John Johnstone Wallack actor, …
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PEARSON, LESTER B. — born April 23, 1897, Toronto, Ont., Can. died Dec. 27, 1972, Ottawa Lester B. Pearson, 1963 in full Lester Bowles …
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PATRICK, LESTER B. AND FRANK A. — born Dec. 30, 1883, Drummondville, Que., Can. died June 1, 1960, Victoria, B.C. born Dec. 23, 1885, Ottawa died June …
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LESTER, RICHARD
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YOUNG, LESTER — born Aug. 27, 1909, Woodville, Miss., U.S. died March 15, 1959, New York, N.Y. U.S. tenor saxophonist. Young joined Count …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LESTER PIGGOTT — ➡ Piggott
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72454 — State: ARKANSAS City: PIGGOTT
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WALLACK, JAMES WILLIAM — born Aug. 24, 1795, London, Eng. died Dec. 25, 1864, New York, N.Y., U.S. British-U.S. actor-manager. Born into a London …
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BLUEGRASS — I Any of many slender annual and perennial lawn, pasture, and forage grass es of the genus Poa , in …
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WAY — I. ˈwā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English way, wey, from Old English weg; akin to Old High German …
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AMENITY — I. əˈmenəd.ē, -ēn-, -ətē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English amenite, from Latin amoenitat-, amoenitas, from amoenus pleasant …
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STAND FOR — phrasal 1. : to be a symbol for : represent , signify , denote white stands for purity assumed that …
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PICIFORM — order of birds (Piciformes) consisting of six families of arboreal birds: the familiar woodpeckers, their relatives the piculets and wrynecks …
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PAINTING, HISTORY OF — history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: SPORTS-AND-GAMES: EQUESTRIAN SPORTS — EQUESTRIAN SPORTS: Harness Racing. Helen Johansson of Sweden made Prix d'Amerique history in January at the Hippodrome de Vincennes near …
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EVERLEIGH, ADA; AND EVERLEIGH, MINNA — born Feb. 15, 1876, near Louisville, Ky., U.S. died Jan. 3, 1960, Virginia born July 5/13, 1878, near Louisville died …
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CROFT, WILLIAM — (baptized Dec. 30, 1678, Nether Ettington, Warwickshire, Eng.d. Aug. 14, 1727, Bath, Somerset), English organist and composer of church music …
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CHAMPION — I. cham ‧ pi ‧ on 1 W3 /ˈtʃæmpiən/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French …
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SWIMMER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a champion swimmer/boxer/cyclist etc ▪ Lester Piggott is a former champion jockey. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS …
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SEXTON — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Burial of a mouse by sexton beetles, Microphorus species. ▪ Finally a parson and a …
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FURLONG — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE extra ▪ He has looked a tremendous prospect on both starts to date, and …
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CYCLIST — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a champion swimmer/boxer/cyclist etc ▪ Lester Piggott is a former champion jockey. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS …
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BOXER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a champion swimmer/boxer/cyclist etc ▪ Lester Piggott is a former champion jockey. boxer shorts COLLOCATIONS …
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SPORTSPERSON — n. 25B6; noun SPORTSMAN, SPORTSWOMAN, player, contestant, competitor, participant. See list. Sportspeople Aaron, Hank (American baseball player) Kafelnikov, Yevgeni (Russian …
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RACING
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