HyperDic: carry_amelia_moore_nation

English > 1 sense of the expression Carry Amelia Moore Nation:
NOUNperson Carry Amelia Moore Nation, Nation, Carry NationUnited States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)
English > Carry Amelia Moore Nation: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningUnited States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911).
SynonymsNation, Carry Nation
Instance ofdry, prohibitionistA reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages

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