John Henry

john·henry

uncommon

noun

1.

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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John Henry

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Broader terms

fictional character

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Grammar

noun
singular	john henry
plural	john henries

Nearby words

John Hanning Speke John Harvard John Hasbrouck Van Vleck John Heming John Hemminge John Henry Newman John Henry O'Hara John Herschel John Herschel Glenn Jr. John Hope Franklin

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