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Connolly

noun

United States tennis player who was the first woman to win the United States, British, French, and Australian championships in the same year (1953) (1934-1969). Synonyms: Little Mo Connolly, Maureen Catherine Connolly.

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"Connolly" Quotes from Famous Books

... effect of only a few days' frost at the commencement of winter we were convinced of the impractibility of advancing further by water this season, and therefore resolved on accepting Governor Williams' kind invitation to remain with him at this post. We immediately visited Mr. Connolly, the resident partner of the North-West Company, and presented to him Mr. McGillivray's circular letter. He assured us that he should be most desirous to forward our progress by every means in his power, ...

— The Journey to the Polar Sea • John Franklin

... at the Court Theatre, New York, with Walter Connolly in the leading role. Here is the story of the Bishop, an elderly and saintly dignitary, who stops by accident with his charming and quaint sister at a roadside inn just after there has been a hold-up and robbery. The Bishop has always had a secret love for detective stories and here ...

— Why the Chimes Rang: A Play in One Act • Elizabeth Apthorp McFadden

Words linked to "Connolly" : tennis player, Maureen Catherine Connolly