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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Native American leader who rebelled against his father-in-law's leadership of the Pequot and with his followers formed the Mohegan tribe.
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Examples
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“My father, Charles Mongolfier Hargreaves-Heald,” he said proudly, “otherwise known as Uncas, squire to Don Quixote.”
The Dragon’s Apprentice James A. Owen 2010
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“My father, Charles Mongolfier Hargreaves-Heald,” he said proudly, “otherwise known as Uncas, squire to Don Quixote.”
The Dragon’s Apprentice James A. Owen 2010
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“My father, Charles Mongolfier Hargreaves-Heald,” he said proudly, “otherwise known as Uncas, squire to Don Quixote.”
The Dragon’s Apprentice James A. Owen 2010
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But the Uncas was a good, stout vessel, unusually swift for a tug, and she made the water fairly fly when once she got clear of the land.
A Prisoner of Morro In the Hands of the Enemy Upton Sinclair 1923
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But she would probably not have done so anyhow, for the Uncas was the stronger of the two.
A Prisoner of Morro In the Hands of the Enemy Upton Sinclair 1923
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Like "Uncas" in James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans , Lonesome George inspires devotion because there seems to be no one else like him on earth.
Lonesome George Warns the World Elizabeth Svoboda 2006
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The hour set for recitation by the first class in arithmetic was often and often monopolized by a hold-over of the first class in reading, while Miss Floretta, artfully spurred by questions asked by the older scholars, rhapsodized on the beauties of James Fenimore Cooper's "Uncas," or Dickens '"Little Nell," or
Shavings Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907
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"Uncas", returned Magua, pronouncing the Delaware name with even greater difficulty than he spoke his English words.
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"Uncas," returned Magua, pronouncing the Delaware name with even greater difficulty than he spoke his English words.
The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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"Uncas," returned Magua, pronouncing the Delaware name with even greater difficulty than he spoke his English words.
The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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