Eccles

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An abbreviation of Ecclesiastes; [lowercase] of ecclesiastical.
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  • noun. Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997)
  • Word Usage
    "There are also plenty of nostalgic nods back to Webb's 1970s childhood when eccles cakes were referred to as squashed fly cakes and bourbon biscuits were regularly remarked on as looking like something you might give to the dog."
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    Rhyme
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