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Meaning of STANDISH

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth colony (1584-1656)
 
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 Synonyms: Miles Standish, Myles Standish
 
 See Also: colonist, settler

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Stand"ish\, n. [Stand + dish.]
A stand, or case, for pen and ink.
      I bequeath to Dean Swift, Esq., my large silver
      standish.                                --Swift.
 

 

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