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ELIAS HOWE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States inventor who built early sewing machines and won suits for patent infringement against other manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867)
Synonyms:
Elias Howe; Howe
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
artificer; discoverer; inventor (someone who is the first to think of or make something)
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