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Meaning of howe

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  Howe
      n 1: United States editor (1920-1993) [syn: {Howe}, {Irving
           Howe}]
      2: Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the
         most games (born 1928) [syn: {Howe}, {Gordie Howe}, {Gordon
         Howe}]
      3: United States feminist who was active in the women's suffrage
         movement (1819-1910) [syn: {Howe}, {Julia Ward Howe}]
      4: United States inventor who built early sewing machines and
         won suits for patent infringement against other manufacturers
         (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867) [syn: {Howe}, {Elias
         Howe}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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