Selkirk

[ sel-kurk ]

/ ˈsɛl kɜrk /

noun

Alexanderoriginally Alexander Selcraig,1676–1721, Scottish sailor marooned on a Pacific island: supposed prototype of Robinson Crusoe.

Also called Sel·kirk·shire

[sel-kurk-sheer, -sher] /ˈsɛl kɜrkˌʃɪər, -ʃər/. a historic county in SE Scotland.

Example sentences from the Web for selkirk

“If you had any guts, Lou, you'd be the one hitting a couple, instead of me,” Selkirk yelled back.

The Stacks: The Day Lou Gehrig Delivered Baseball’s Gettysburg Address |Ray Robinson |July 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Selkirk utters a cry, springs from his couch, and immediately crushes two under his heels.

The Solitary of Juan Fernandez, or The Real Robinson Crusoe |Joseph Xavier Saintine
Selkirk began by purchasing several thousand pounds worth of shares in the Company.

The Great Company |Beckles Willson
Two Winnipeg schools bear the names of Selkirk and Isbister.

The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists |George Bryce

Two thousand five hundred pounds had been paid by the tenants on the Selkirk estate in the first year after it was purchased.

History of Prince Edward Island |Duncan Campbell
Then he attempted to make his father's old friend, the Scotch Earl of Selkirk, a prisoner, but failed.

Harper's Young People, July 20, 1880 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for selkirk

Selkirk

/ (ˈsɛlˌkɜːk) /

noun

Alexander. original name Alexander Selcraig. 1676–1721, Scottish sailor, who was marooned on one of the islets of Juan Fernández and is regarded as the prototype of Defoe's Robinson Crusoe

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