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Vinony

Sherman

proper noun

  1. family name
  2. male given name
  3. place name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈʃɜː(ɹ)mən/

name

Etymology: Sense 1: From Middle English schereman, scherman; equivalent to shear + -man.

  1. Any of a number of places in the United States of America:
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noun

Etymology: Sense 1: From Middle English schereman, scherman; equivalent to shear + -man.

  1. A Sherman tank, main Allied battle tank in World War II.
  2. An official refusal to serve in public office or similar; a Shermanesque statement.

    “A lot of photographers nominated the printers, who promptly pulled a Sherman. Granted, some printers, typically of the smaller variety or those who had existing departments, answered their party's call. More did not.”