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From: "Catherine Foote" <>
Subject: Re: [APG] Searching for a word defination selectman
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 23:45:36 -0600
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Another option is OneLook Dictionary at: http://www.onelook.com/. I typed in selectman
and it gave me: "Quick definitions (selectman) noun: an elected member of a board of
officials who run New England towns." In addition it provided the link to 16 matching
dictionaries. It also does translations and much more. Check it out.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy Rippel" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 11:21 PM
Subject: RE: [APG] Searching for a word defination selectman


> Just thought I'd mention a reference hint for
> this kind of question. I know Drew would also
> know this, but perhaps others don't.
>
> 1. Go to Google and type in your query for your word.
> 2. After the results are shown, look at the light
> blue bar at the top that tells how many results
> were obtained. On most requests there will be some that looks like: [defintion}
> 3. Click on this link and you will get several
> definitions and other discussions on your topic.
> On this question, definitions are found from The
> American Heritage® Dictionary of the English
> Language, Fourth Edition, West's Encyclopedia of
> American Law, and "WordNet 1.7.1".
>
> Kathy
>
>
> > From the Oxford English Dictionary:
> >
> >"One of a board of officers elected annually to manage various local
> >concerns in a 'town' or 'township' in New England."
> >
> >Drew Smith
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Bill Daniels [mailto:]
> > > Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 11:40 PM
> > > To:
> > > Subject: [APG] Searching for a word defination selectman
> > >
> > > In researching the Massachusetts Bay Company of New England a
> > > sentence struck me;
> > >
> > > "Robert was a New London selectman in 1651 and a
> > > representative for the town in the General Court meeting in Hartford in
> >1651."
> > > What is the meaning of the selectman? -- was this a noble person? -- an
> >elected person?
>
> Kathleen Reid Rippel, M.L.S.
> Great Bend, KS
>
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