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Mans·field

(mănz′fēld′)
A city of north-central Ohio west-southwest of Akron. Laid out in 1808, it grew with the arrival of the railroads in the mid-1800s.
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Mansfield

(ˈmænsˌfiːld)
n
(Placename) a town in central England, in W Nottinghamshire: former coal-mining and cotton-textiles industries. Pop: 69 987 (2001)

Mansfield

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n
(Biography) Katherine, real name Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp. 1888–1923, British writer, born in New Zealand, noted for her short stories, such as those in Bliss (1920) and The Garden Party (1922)
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Mans•field

(ˈmænzˌfild)

n.
1. Katherine (Kathleen Beauchamp Murry), 1888–1923, English short-story writer.
2. Mount, a mountain in N Vermont: highest peak of the Green Mountains, 4393 ft. (1339 m).
3. a city in W Nottinghamshire, in central England. 102,100.
4. a city in N Ohio. 51,640.
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2. Mansfield - a town in north central Ohio
Buckeye State, OH, Ohio - a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
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Shortly after they had gone away for the first time, one of the scouts came running in with the news that they had stopped before Lord Mansfield's house in Bloomsbury Square.
Soon afterwards there came another, and another, and then the first returned again, and so, by little and little, their tale was this:-- That the mob gathering round Lord Mansfield's house, had called on those within to open the door, and receiving no reply (for Lord and Lady Mansfield were at that moment escaping by the backway), forced an entrance according to their usual custom.
The scouts reported further, that this party meeting with some others who had been at similar work elsewhere, they all united into one, and drafting off a few men with the killed and wounded, marched away to Lord Mansfield's country seat at Caen Wood, between Hampstead and Highgate; bent upon destroying that house likewise, and lighting up a great fire there, which from that height should be seen all over London.
About thirty years ago Miss Maria Ward, of Huntingdon, with only seven thousand pounds, had the good luck to captivate Sir Thomas Bertram, of Mansfield Park, in the county of Northampton, and to be thereby raised to the rank of a baronet's lady, with all the comforts and consequences of an handsome house and large income.
So, if you are not against it, I will write to my poor sister tomorrow, and make the proposal; and, as soon as matters are settled, I will engage to get the child to Mansfield; you shall have no trouble about it.
Mansfield Energy Corp, a North American energy supply and logistics provider, has acquired FUELTRAC, headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Mansfield Energy acquires FUELTRAC
Toni Mansfield was left in unbearable pain when her skin began to peel away during the inking process, and rushed to A&E.
Mum shares horrific pictures of tattoo which went horribly wrong and caused skin to peel away; WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Toni Mansfield was left in unbearable pain after reacting to the ink from the tattoo in Flint, North Wales
Richard Lee "Butch" Mansfield, 65, passed away Friday, May 18, 2018, at home with his family by his side.
Richard Lee 'Butch' Mansfield of Murphysboro
Mansfield, TX, May 09, 2018 --(PR.com)-- 2018 Talk Award winner, Mansfield Urgent Care & Family Medicine, is all about the patient - from the waiting room to the exam room to the complex details in between.
Patient-Centered Practice Wins Mansfield Urgent Care & Family Medicine 2018 Talk Award for Excellent Customer Service

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