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Nelson

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Nelson name of the British admiral Horatio Nelson (1758–1805), used in a number of phrases.
Nelson touch a masterly or sympathetic approach to a problem, with allusion to the skills of Admiral Horatio Nelson. The expression was coined by Nelson himself, in a letter of 25 September 1805.
Nelson's blood rum, as formerly officially issued in the Navy.
Nelson's Column a memorial to Lord Nelson in Trafalgar Square, London, consisting of a column 58 metres (170 feet) high surmounted by his statue.
Nelson's Pillar a monument in Dublin, erected 1808–9, which was blown up by Republicans in 1966.
turn a Nelson eye turn a blind eye to, overlook, pretend ignorance of. The allusion is to the battle of Copenhagen in 1801, when the signal ‘discontinue the action’ was hoisted; Nelson is said to have clapped his telescope to his blind eye, and declared that he could not see the signal.
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Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Nelson, Antarctica, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, USA 1. Antarctica: an island named after Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson (1758–1805), the British naval commander who won the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 although he was killed towards the end of it.2. Australia (Victoria): a cape, probably named after Admiral Lord Nelson.3. Canada (British Columbia): founded in 1887 and named Stanley or Salisbury, it was renamed in 1888 after Hugh Nelson (1830–93), the Irish‐born lieutenant‐governor of British Columbia. The river in Manitoba, discovered in 1612 by Sir Thomas Button (d. 1634), was named by him after the pilot of his ship, the Resolution, who died while exploring it.4. New Zealand (South Island): settled in 1842 and named after Admiral Lord Nelson.5. UK (England): named after a pub, the Lord Nelson Inn.
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Nelson

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Nelson river, c.400 mi (640 km) long, issuing from the northeast end of Lake Winnipeg, central Man., Canada, and flowing NE to Hudson Bay at Port Nelson. With the Bow-South Saskatchewan-Saskatchewan river system, which enters NW Lake Winnipeg, the Nelson is part of a 1,600-mi (2,575-km) continuous stream from W Alberta to Hudson Bay. There are hydroelectric plants at Kettle Rapids, Long Spruce, and Kelsey. Nickel-mining and -refining operations at Thompson use electricity generated by the river. The Nelson's mouth was explored (1612) by Sir Thomas Button. The river was long followed by fur traders; from 1682 to 1957 the Hudson's Bay Company maintained a trading post at York Factory on Hudson Bay.

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A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Nelson ♂ Transferred use of the surname, which originated in the Middle Ages as either a patronymic from Neil or a metronymic from Nell. Use as a given name probably began as a tribute to the British admiral Lord Nelson (1758–1805), the victor of the Battle of Trafalgar; see also Horatio. It is, however, now much more common in the United States than in Britain, its popularity there in the 1930s and 40s no doubt having been influenced by the American film actor and singer Nelson Eddy (1901–67). Nowadays the name is universally associated with the South African statesman Nelson Mandela (b. 1918).
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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Nelson city (1996 pop. 40,242), N South Island, New Zealand, at the head of Tasman Bay. It is a center of fruit production, with other light industries. The Cawthron Institute for scientific research is in the city. Nelson is known as a retirement and resort area.

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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

nel·son / ˈnelsən/ • n. a wrestling hold in which one arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind and the hand is applied to the neck (half nelson), or both arms and hands are applied (full nelson).

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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Nelson city (1991 pop. 8,760), SE British Columbia, on the Kootenay River. It is a transportation and administrative center for a lumbering and farming region.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | | Copyright

Nelson. Opera in 3 acts by Lennox Berkeley to lib. by Alan Pryce-Jones. Comp. 1953. F.p. London (concert perf.) 1953, stage (SW) 1954.
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Nelson town (1991 pop. 30,449), Lancashire, N England. It has cotton and rayon factories and electrical engineering works.

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A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Nelson Lancs., a 19th cent. name for the new textile town, taken from the Lord Nelson Inn.
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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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