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Co.
Co. • abbr. ∎ company: the Consett Iron Co. ∎ county: Hudson Co. PHRASES: and Co. used as part of the titles of commercial businesses to designate the partner or partners not named. ∎ (also and co.) inf. and the rest of them: I got there at 12.30 and waited for Mark and Co. to arrive. |
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"Co." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Co." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-co010.html "Co." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-co010.html |
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Consett
Consett , town (1991 pop. 33,433), Durham, NE England. The major economic focus is on engineering. The town has associations with the Roman, Saxon, and Norman conquests. A German colony of swordmakers settled in Consett in the 17th cent. |
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"Consett." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Consett." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Consett.html "Consett." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Consett.html |
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Consett
Consett Durham. Conekesheued 1183. Probably ‘headland or promontory of a hill called Conek’. Uncertain pre-Celtic element *cunuc + OE hēafod.
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A. D. MILLS. "Consett." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Consett." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Consett.html A. D. MILLS. "Consett." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Consett.html |
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