Definitions for john hancock
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
John′ Han′cock(n.)
a person's signature.
Category: Informal
Origin of John Hancock:
1840–50, Amer.; after John Hancock , from the boldness and legibility of his signature
Princeton's WordNet
Hancock, John Hancock(noun)
American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793)
autograph, John Hancock(noun)
a person's own signature
Wiktionary
John Hancock(Noun)
One's signature.
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