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Crock·ett

 (krŏk′ĭt), David Known as "Davy." 1786-1836.
American frontiersman and politician who was a US representative from Tennessee (1827-1831 and 1833-1835) and joined the Texas revolutionaries fighting against Mexico. He died at the siege of the Alamo.
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Crockett

(ˈkrɒkɪt)
n
(Biography) David, known as Davy Crockett. 1786–1836, US frontiersman, politician, and soldier
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Crock•ett

(ˈkrɒk ɪt)

n.
David (Davy), 1786–1836, U.S. frontiersman, politician, and folklore hero.
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Whether to admit Hercules among us or not, concerning this I long remained dubious: for though according to the Greek mythologies, that antique Crockett and Kit Carson --that brawny doer of rejoicing good deeds, was swallowed down and thrown up by a whale; still, whether that strictly makes a whaleman of him, that might be mooted.
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