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Marlborough|ˈmɑːlbərə; often ˈmɔːlbrə|
The name of a town in Wiltshire; used attrib. in Marlborough chalk, ? chalk for writing with; Marlborough dog [from the title of the Duke of Marlborough, owner of Blenheim Palace], a Blenheim spaniel (see Blenheim); Marlborough wheel Mech., a thick ‘idle wheel’ (see idle a. 5 b).
1764Low Life (ed. 3) 94 Publicans taking the Advantage of their Companies being either in a deep Discourse, half Drunk, or at Supper, to vse Marlborough-Chalk. 1841R. Willis Princ. Mechanism 205 Such a thick idle wheel is termed a Marlborough wheel, in some districts. It is employed in the roller frames of spinning machinery. 1861Chambers's Encycl. II. 153 Blenheim Dog, or Marlborough Dog, a small and very beautiful variety of spaniel. |