John Henry
John Henry · John Henrys
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One's signatureOne's signature.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)One's signature.
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A character from American folklore.
More definitions
- hero of American folk tales; portrayed as an enormously strong black man who worked on the railroads and died from exhaustion after winning a contest with a steam drill
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By meaning 1
signature:
Origin
Believed to be a Western United States cowboy variation (dating from the late 1700s or earBelieved to be a Western United States cowboy variation (dating from the late 1700s or early 1800s) of John Hancock, the first person to sign the United States Declaration of Independence and whose name later became a synonym for a signature. This usage predates the American folklore hero John Henry from the 1870s.
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Forms
plural: John Henrys| Singular | John Henry |
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