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halligan
n. A tool, used mostly by firemen, to pry open buildings, manholes, wrecked cars, etc.
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Halligan
Halligan can refer to:
- Halligan (surname)
- Halligan bar, a tool used by firefighters
- USS Halligan (DD-584), a US Navy destroyer
Halligan (surname)
Halligan is a surname of Irish origin, deriving from Irish Ó hAilechain or Ó hAleagain. Bearers include:
- Bob Halligan, Jr., US Christian rock musician
- Brendan Halligan, Irish economist and politician
- Brian Halligan, CEO of HubSpot
- Caitlin Halligan, US lawyer and judicial nominee
- Danny Halligan, New Zealand soccer player
- Daryl Halligan, New Zealand rugby league player
- Dick Halligan, US jazz-rock musician
- James Halligan (1778–1806), an Irishman hanged for murder in America
- Jim Halligan, US politician
- Jocko Halligan, US baseball player
- John Halligan (ice hockey), US ice hockey executive
- John Halligan, Jr., US Navy admiral
- Johnny Halligan, Scottish footballer
- Liam Halligan, UK economist and journalist
- Marion Halligan, Australian writer
- Ray Halligan, Australian politician
- Ursula Halligan, Irish broadcaster
Usage examples of "halligan".
Though laborious investigation, Koehler finally traced characteristic boards from a mill in McCormick, South Carolina, to the Halligan and McClelland Company in New York, and from there to the National Lumber and Millwork Company on White Plains Avenue in the Bronx.