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Webster 1913 Edition

Talbot

Tal′bot

(ta̤l′bŭt)
,
Noun.
A sort of dog, noted for quick scent and eager pursuit of game.
[Obs.]
Wase (1654).
☞ The figure of a dog is borne in the arms of the Talbot family, whence, perhaps, the name.

Webster 1828 Edition

Talbot

TAL'BOT

,
Noun.
A sort of dog, noted for his quick scent and eager pursuit of game. [The figure of a dog is said to be borne in the arms of the Talbot family.]

Definition 2024

Talbot

Talbot

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English

Proper noun

Talbot

  1. An English surname thought to be of Norman (Germanic) origin.
  2. An earldom in the British peerage
  3. A brand of English motor car

Derived terms

  • Port Talbot

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See also: Talbot

English

Noun

talbot ‎(plural talbots)

  1. (physics) An mks unit of luminous energy, exactly corresponding to the SI lumen second.

Etymology 2

Possibly after a Norman family Talbot

Noun

talbot ‎(plural talbots)

  1. A type of hound once used for hunting and tracking

Etymology

After William Henry Fox Talbot, a 19th century pioneer of photography.

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