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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Shoemaker, William Lee Known as "Willie.” 1931-2003. American jockey who before his retirement in 1990 won more races than any other rider in horseracing history.
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“Meanwhile, Jeremy “Shoemoney” Shoemaker is living like a king off his arbitrage efforts.”
“George R. Shoemaker is an American who grew up in Morelia and took over the family wood products business from his father Don.”
“The name Shoemaker has met with the same fate, though the trade is represented by the Lat.”
“Most of the rest of what has become known as the Shoemaker cryptogram has not yet been deciphered.”
“Early on, two investors sued Frankel, and their lawyers -- a lawfirm in Toledo called Shoemaker Loop (ph) -- they took on this case of these investors, even though it wasn't a big money-maker for them, because they were so outraged.”
“There can be no doubt that the Shoemaker is a powerful Magician, and his powers have been increased a hundredfold since he secured the Great Book of Records, the Magic Picture, all of Glinda's recipes for sorcery and my own black bag -- which was full of tools of wizardry.”
“There can be no doubt that the Shoemaker is a powerful Magician, and his powers have been increased a hundredfold since he secured the Great Book of Records, the”
“The special exhibit - titled "Shoemaker: Start to Finish" - opened Monday at the Kentucky Derby Museum and carries visitors down memory lane, spanning the 40-plus-year career of a pint-size man who became a giant in thoroughbred racing history.”
“His 'Shoemaker's Holiday' (1600), still occasionally chosen by amateur companies for reproduction, gives a rough-and-ready but (apart from its coarseness) charming romanticized picture of the life of London apprentices and whole-hearted citizens.”
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