- Josh Billings
- stage name of humorist Henry Wheeler Shaw
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Josh Billings
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Josh Billings — Josh Billings (* A … Deutsch Wikipedia
Josh Billings — was the pen name of humorist born Henry Wheeler Shaw (20 April 1818 – 14 October 1885). He was perhaps the second most famous humor writer and lecturer in the United States in the second half of the 19th century after Mark Twain, although his… … Wikipedia
Josh Billings (disambiguation) — Josh Billings may refer to:* Josh Billings (1818 1885), the pen name of American humorist Henry Wheeler Shaw * Josh Billings (baseball) (1892 1981), professional baseball player … Wikipedia
Josh Billings (baseball) — Infobox MLB retired name=Josh Billings position=Catcher birthdate=November 30, 1892 deathdate=death date and age|1981|12|30|1892|11|30 bats=Right throws=Right debutdate=September 9 debutyear=by|1913 debutteam=Cleveland Naps finaldate=June 16… … Wikipedia
Josh Billings — noun United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818 1885) • Syn: ↑Shaw, ↑Henry Wheeler Shaw • Instance Hypernyms: ↑humorist, ↑humourist … Useful english dictionary
Shaw, Henry Wheeler (Josh Billings) — (1818 1885) Humorist, b. in Massachusetts. After working on steam boats and farming, he became an auctioneer, and settled at Poughkeepsie. Stripped of the fantastic spelling by which he first succeeded in catching the public attention, the… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Billings — heißen die Orte in Deutschland: Stadtteil von Fischbachtal im Odenwald, siehe Billings (Fischbachtal) in Kanada: Billings (Manitoba) Billings (Ontario) in den Vereinigten Staaten: Billings (Michigan) Billings (Missouri) Billings (Montana), die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Billings — may refer to:PlacesIn Canada: * Billings, OntarioIn Germany *Billings, HesseIn the United States: * Billings, Montana, the largest city with the name * Billings, Missouri * Billings, New York, a hamlet in LaGrange, New York * Billings, Oklahoma * … Wikipedia
josh — (v.) to make fun of, to banter, 1845, American English, probably from the familiar version of the proper name JOSHUA (Cf. Joshua), but just which Joshua, or why, is long forgotten. Perhaps it was taken as a typical name of an old farmer. The word … Etymology dictionary
Josh Billing RunAground — The Josh Billings RunAground is one of the oldest triathlon, second only to Eppie s Great Race in California. It has been held in Southern Berkshire County, Massachusetts since 1976. The race consists of a 27 mile bike ride, 5 mile canoe/kayak… … Wikipedia
