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Cromwell

crom·well

UK/ˈkɹɒmwəl/ US/ˈkɹɒmwɛl/ fairly common

noun

1.

English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)

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Origin

From Old English crump (“crooked, bent”) + wella (“spring”), equivalent to crump + well.

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