HyperDic: carry_nation

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

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