CARRY NATION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)

Synonyms:

Carry Amelia Moore Nation; Carry Nation; Nation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

dry; prohibitionist (a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages)

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