Cargill

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A hamlet in Perthshire, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1536). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A community in Brockton municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic. countable, uncountable

    "When a rival meatpacker filed an antitrust lawsuit to block the deal, the Reagan administration intervened on the side of Cargill."

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"When a rival meatpacker filed an antitrust lawsuit to block the deal, the Reagan administration intervened on the side of Cargill."

Etymology

Probably from Pictish. The first element is equivalent to Welsh caer (“fort, ramparts”).

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