The Collaborative International Dictionary
Killigrew \Kil"li*grew\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The Cornish chough. See under Chough. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Wiktionary
n. (context UK Scotland dialect archaic English) A bird, the red-billed chough.
Wikipedia
Killigrew is a surname of English origin. Notable people with this surname include:
- Alan Killigrew (1919–2001), Australian Rules footballer and coach
- Anne Killigrew (1660–1685), English poet
- Catherine Killigrew (1618–1689)
- Lady Catherine Killigrew (c.1530–1583), English scholar
- Elizabeth Killigrew, Viscountess Shannon (1622–1680), wife of Francis Boyle and mistress to Charles II of England
- Henry Killigrew (disambiguation), several people
- Sir Robert Killigrew (1580–1633), English courtier and MP
- Thomas Killigrew (1612–1683), dramatist and theatre manager
- William Killigrew (disambiguation), several people
Usage examples of "killigrew".
Harry Killigrew said that it had killed so many the previous year that there were fewer left to take the sickness, and he was not entirely joking.
I sat with Sir Toby, Mr Killigrew and an old friend of my family from home.
The interval was continuing while the musicians conferred among themselves about what to play next, so she beckoned to Harry Killigrew, who came over with the nondescript but quarrelsome gentleman at his heels, and Mary said to him.
With that, she walked away, Leaving Killigrew grinning sardonically, Sherford fuming, and the quarrelsome gentleman trying to work out whether or not Sherford had insulted him.
Sir Toby, like his friend Harry Killigrew, was a kingly and sensible man at heart, despite their racketing about with their cronies.
They encountered Harry Killigrew in the Cockpit Lane, and he stopped to tell Mary that he had arranged for a bed for Sir Toby in his own quarters, which were close by.
The King arrived unannounced and informally, opening the door with his own hand and striding purposefully into the room, like any ordinary man, with Sir Toby and Harry Killigrew behind him.
Dusty Miller remained horizontal in his chair, acknowledging Killigrew by opening one eye and raising a bony hand.
Mai-lory knew that Killigrew was half a second away from violent death.
Were you not the man who did fight Sir Thomas Killigrew behind Dunkirk House?
Smith seems to think you might be able to reach Sophie, and so does John Killigrew, the doctor in charge of her case at the hospital.
FOURTH EXPLANATION THE FOOTBALL PHOTOGRAPH THE shop of Durfey and Killigrew sold jewellery to Queen Anne.
The roll shutters of Durfey and Killigrew were still down when his taxi came to the shop.
Kit shall write us a new song, or find us an old one--he hath a talent for discovering them--and we shall sing in concert and the great and simple shall be astonished by our talent, and Tom Killigrew will hire us to play in his theatre.
They passed Barbara Palmer, arm in arm with Harry Killigrew, whispering in his ear.