Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A historical region and Anglo-Saxon kingdom of southeast England. Probably settled by Saxons in the early sixth century, the kingdom was long dominated by Mercia and later by Wessex before and after its inclusion in the Danelaw territories from 886 to 917.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A breed of black hogs, of small size, named from Essex, England, where the breed had its origin: valued chiefly for rapid growth and early maturity.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A
maritime county ofEngland bordered by theNorth Sea ,Suffolk ,Hertfordshire andMiddlesex , and separated fromKent by theThames estuary .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
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When the fight really took place, the Essex was so crippled and the water so smooth that the British ships fought at their own distance; and as they had long guns to oppose to Porter's carronades, this really made the _Cherub_ more nearly suited to contend with the _Essex_ than the latter was to fight the _Phoebe_.
The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans Theodore Roosevelt 1888
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G. Poyntz was of South Okendon in Essex, and there is an account of his family in Morant's _Essex_; from which it appears that he was descended from the family of Poyntz of Tockington in _G.oucestershire_, of which there is an account in Atkins 'G.oucestershire.
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ESSEX JUNCTION - Essex and Essex Junction officials talked over brown-bag dinners Monday about
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ESSEX - An annual gathering of Christian women of the towns of Willsboro, Essex and
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ESSEX - Rachelle Chiasson scored the game-winning goal 5: 38 into the first period as Hartford blanked Essex, 1-0, in high school girls hockey action Saturday.
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ESSEX - An annual gathering of Christian women of the towns of Willsboro, Essex and
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ESSEX JUNCTION - Essex and Essex Junction officials talked over brown-bag dinners Monday about
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ESSEX - Rutland softball coach Dick Wright summarized the Raiders '2-0 Division I semifinal loss to Essex succinctly Tuesday: "You don't get any runs, it doesn't make any difference what the score is, you're not going to win the game."
RutlandHerald.com 2010
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Loc: essex Hi guys just wondering how much it is to get a horsebox plated in the Essex area?
unknown title 2009
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ESSEX, Ont. - The province's Special Investigations Unit has sent three investigators to an area near Essex after a 40-year-old man reported he was injured during an arrest.
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