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Winchester ˈwinˌchestər n. also
Winchester rifle trademark a breech-loading side-action repeating rifle. named after Oliver F.
Winchester (1810–80), the American manufacturer of the rifle.
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WINCHESTER RELOADS THE UW JUNIOR WINGER STARTS STRONG AFTER A SEASON FULL OF LESSONS.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 11/23/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...one make the case that right wing Brad Winchester had a miserable experience with the...nine points in the first 10 games, Winchester labored through goal-less streaks...stint at Madison West High School, Winchester had it broken when he was passed over...
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Winchester using size, confidence to star for Wisconsin
News Wire article from: University Wire; 11/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...stands over and above everyone. That player is Brad Winchester. Winchester is a sophomore forward, who stands 6'5". As...pick, No. 35 overall by the Edmonton Oilers, Winchester has the physical attributes to play at the next...
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WINCHESTER HOUSE TRULY A-MAZE-ING
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 9/14/1997; 700+ words
; PHOTO (COLOR) A view of the Winchester Mystery House from the Central...famed rifle manufacturer William Winchester. (COLOR)(PHOTO PROVIDED...not difficult to read Sarah L. Winchester's bizarre thoughts in the intricate...
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Winchester Ammunition bringing $3.5-million payroll to Oxford.(moving operations)
Magazine article from: Mississippi Business Journal; 12/20/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...will be a $3.5-million payroll. Winchester Ammunition will be located in the former...square-foot facility was bought for Winchester and is being leased to them by Lafayette...community development agency. The new Winchester plant will manufacture .22-caliber...
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WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL: King Alfred the Great gives guguided tours on the web!
M2 Presswire; 12/1/1999; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-1 December 1999-WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL: King Alfred the Great...M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:301199 Winchester, England's ancient capital under...uk around the world - con now join in Winchester City Council's Millennium project...
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Winchester rifle rides into sunset
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 1/19/2006; ; 566 words
; ...FROM PRINTED VERSION The traditional Winchester rifles carried by pioneers, movie stars...only new rifles carrying the famous Winchester name will be the modern, high-end...older models, including the famous Winchester Model 94, will be scrapped. "The...
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WINCHESTER ENTERTAINMENT SECURES LARGEST FILM DEAL TO DATE.
PR Newswire; 6/15/2000; 700+ words
; ...This press release is transmitted on behalf of Winchester Entertainment. Winchester Entertainment, the AIM-listed film and entertainment...starring Sigourney Weaver and Gene Hackman. Winchester is paying $21.5 million dollars for the film...
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Winchester Cyberstreet goes online
Magazine article from: Quad - State Business Journal; 1/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...More than a century ago, the city of Winchester, Va. was the last stop before the...into the new millennium, once again Winchester is the gateway to a new frontier. This...An ordinance passed last month by the Winchester City Council offers tax breaks and other...
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Beleaguered Winchester: A Virginia Community at War, 1861-1865
Magazine article from: The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; Beleaguered Winchester: A Virginia Community at War, 1861...2007 * xxii, 360 pp. * $40.00 Winchester, Virginia, anchoring the lower end...almost ceaseless struggle for the Winchester area between 1862 and 1864, and countless...
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The Winchester.
Magazine article from: Guns Magazine; 9/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...rifles of the frontier. The story of the Winchester levergun goes back to the beginning of...only held a single shot. In 1866 Oliver Winchester purchased the Henry rifle, founded the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, and was smart...
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Winchester
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Winchester , town (1991 pop. 34,127) and district...seat of Hampshire, S central England. Winchester was called Caer Gwent by the Britons...gradually gained political ascendancy, Winchester remained England's center of learning...
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Winchester, diocese of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Winchester, diocese of. Roughly conterminous...Hampshire and the Channel Islands, Winchester is the fifth senior see after Canterbury...Sussex, the Isle of Wight staying under Winchester, the remainder west of Selwood going...
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Winchester School
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
Winchester School (or Winchester Style ). Term applied to a number of Anglo-Saxon illuminated...the century before the Norman Conquest in 1066. At this time Winchester was the artistic capital of England and it was once assumed that...
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Winchester, James
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Winchester, James (1752–1826) Revolutionary...in Carroll County, Maryland, James Winchester was captured twice by the British during...command of the Army of the Northwest, Winchester took command of one wing. He was captured...
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Winchester College
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Winchester College. In about 1330 William of Wykeham attended a grammar school in Winchester. He later incorporated it in a new establishment, St Mary College of Winchester, founded by charter on 20 October 1382. The school consisted of a warden...
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