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Dawes

da·wes

UK/dɔːz/ US/ˈdɔz/ uncommon

noun

1.

American patriot who rode with Paul Revere to warn that the British were advancing on Lexington and Concord (1745-1799)

Origin

From Dawe (“diminutive of David”) + -s (“patronymic suffix”).

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