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BARTLETT
bartlett, bartlett pear
(noun) juicy yellow pear
Bartlett, John Bartlett
(noun) United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905)
Bartlett, Robert Bartlett, Robert Abram Bartlett, Captain Bob
(noun) United States explorer who accompanied Peary’s expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Bart"lett, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A Bartlett pear, a favorite kind of pear, which originated in England about 1770, and was called Williams' Bonchrétien. It was brought to America, and distributed by Mr. Enoch Bartlett, of Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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