Washburn

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun

1
A surname. countable, uncountable
2
A number of places in the United States:; A village in Woodford County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
3
A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Black Hawk County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
4
A number of places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Aroostook County, Maine. countable, uncountable
5
A number of places in the United States:; A township and minor city therein, in Barry County, Missouri. countable, uncountable

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6
A number of places in the United States:; A small city, the county seat of McLean County, North Dakota. countable, uncountable
7
A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Grainger County, Tennessee. countable, uncountable
8
A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Texas. countable, uncountable
9
A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
10
A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Bayfield County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
11
A number of places in the United States:; A town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, adjacent to the city. countable, uncountable
12
A number of places in the United States:; A town in Clark County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
13
A river in North Yorkshire, England, which joins the River Wharfe. countable, uncountable

"Inside Madison's old Washburn Observatory, a fat little engine rumbles away, pulling a series of gears that creak open the facility's shutter."

Variant of Washbourne.

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