Jethro
Americannoun
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(in the Bible) the father-in-law of Moses.
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a male given name.
noun
Example Sentences
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"Clans are the essential currency of Somali politics and you cannot fight without them, but that doesn't mean you can build a state through them either," said Jethro Norman, a researcher with the Danish Institute for International Studies.
From Barron's
He plays it in a way that’s equal parts grunting and scatting and which, as Kirk biographer John Kruth has noted, was essentially adopted wholesale by rock star Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull.
Jethro Tull were formed "out of the ashes" of The John Evan Band and McGregor's Engine, the blues band Abrahams formed with Clive Bunker in the Luton/Dunstable area, said Anderson.
From BBC
In 2015, Cave's son Arthur died after falling from a cliff in Brighton and in 2022 his eldest son, Jethro, died at the age of 30.
From BBC
They employ quite a few mustangs at their guest ranch operation in the town of Bridgeport, including Jethro, a friendly brown fella with a splash of white on his forehead.
From Los Angeles Times
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