Abe

[ eyb ]

/ eɪb /

noun

a male given name, form of Abraham.

Definition for abe (2 of 3)

Lincoln

[ ling-kuh n ]

/ ˈlɪŋ kən /

noun

AbbeyAnna Marie Gaby WooldridgeAminata Moseka,born 1930, U.S. jazz singer, activist, and actress.

Abraham,AbeHonest Abe,1809–65, 16th president of the U.S. 1861–65.

Benjamin,1733–1810, American Revolutionary general.

Mary Todd,1818–82, U.S. First Lady 1861–65 (wife of Abraham Lincoln).

a city in and the capital of Nebraska, in the SE part.

a city in Lincolnshire, in E central England.

a town in N Rhode Island.

a city in central Illinois.

a town in S Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Ontario.

Lincolnshire.

Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains. 14,286 feet (4357 meters).

one of an English breed of large mutton sheep noted for their heavy fleece of coarse, long wool.

a male given name.

Definition for abe (3 of 3)

Cahan

[ kah-hahn ]

/ ˈkɑ hɑn /

noun

Abraham,Abe,1860–1951, U.S. novelist and journalist, born in Russia.

Example sentences from the Web for abe

Scandals were what took Abe down the first time he was in office in 2007.

Japan’s Nasty Nazi-ish Elections |Jake Adelstein |December 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Mr. Abe was not amused and on his Facebook page he called these taunts “the most despicable act.”

Japan’s Nasty Nazi-ish Elections |Jake Adelstein |December 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Beijing also demanded that Abe declare he will no longer pay visits to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.

Beijing’s ‘Star Trek’ APEC Summit |Jake Adelstein |November 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Yet, after months of backdoor negotiations there was Xi, stone-facedly shaking hands with a smirking Abe.

Beijing’s ‘Star Trek’ APEC Summit |Jake Adelstein |November 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

And that small concession by Abe inflamed critics in Japan, who called it “a losing strategy.”

Beijing’s ‘Star Trek’ APEC Summit |Jake Adelstein |November 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Joe and Abe looked to it, testing every knot, however, and their seamanship told.

Tom Fairfield at Sea |Allen Chapman
She had not listened to Abe's reading, but some words of it had caught her ear.

The Path of the King |John Buchan
"I mean you gives me a good reference for this feller Marks Pasinsky," Abe shouted.

Potash & Perlmutter |Montague Glass
Abe beckoned to Harry and pointed to the tree behind which he had seen her hiding.

A Man for the Ages |Irving Bacheller
Abe and Mathilda started for the spring, swinging the water pail between them.

Abe Lincoln Gets His Chance |Frances Cavanah

British Dictionary definitions for abe (1 of 2)

Lincoln ¹

/ (ˈlɪŋkən) /

noun

a city in E central England, administrative centre of Lincolnshire: an important ecclesiastical and commercial centre in the Middle Ages; Roman ruins, a castle (founded by William the Conqueror) and a famous cathedral (begun in 1086). Pop: 85 963 (2001) Latin name: Lindum (ˈlɪndəm)

a city in SE Nebraska: state capital; University of Nebraska (1869). Pop: 235 594 (2003 est)

short for Lincolnshire

a breed of long-woolled sheep, originally from Lincolnshire

British Dictionary definitions for abe (2 of 2)

Lincoln ²

/ (ˈlɪŋkən) /

noun

Abraham. 1809–65, US Republican statesman; 16th president of the US. His fame rests on his success in saving the Union in the Civil War (1861–65) and on his emancipation of slaves (1863); assassinated by John Wilkes Booth

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