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talbot

1

[ tawl-buht, tal- ]

noun

  1. a hound with long pendent ears.


Talbot

2

[ tawl-buht tal- ]

noun

  1. Charles, Duke of Shrewsbury, 1660–1718, British statesman: prime minister 1714.
  2. William Henry Fox, 1800–77, English pioneer in photography.
  3. a male given name.

talbot

1

/ ˈɔːə /

noun

  1. (formerly) an ancient breed of large hound, usually white or light-coloured, having pendulous ears and strong powers of scent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Talbot

2

/ ˈɔːə /

noun

  1. Talbot(William Henry) Fox18001877MBritishSCIENCE: scientistTECHNOLOGY: inventor ( William Henry ) Fox . 1800–77, British scientist, a pioneer of photography, who developed the calotype process
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of talbot1

1350–1400; Middle English: dog's name, originally man's nickname < Old French
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of talbot1

C16: supposed to have been brought to England by the Talbot family
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The party has stepped up its call for nationalisation of the Port Talbot steel plant, after Chancellor Rachel Reeves put the option on the table for British Steel's Scunthorpe site.

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"If it's good enough for Scunthorpe, why wasn't it good enough for Port Talbot?" said Plaid's economy spokesman, Luke Fletcher MS.

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Tata Steel's blast furnaces at Port Talbot were closed six months ago, with 2,800 jobs lost, after an agreement with the UK government was reached which saw it commit £500m to help the company move to greener forms of steelmaking.

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Fire crews in Port Talbot are also dealing with a blaze on Dinas Baglan mountain, and asked people living nearby to keep their windows shut.

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Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot and Blaenau Gwent have the highest average band D bill, all more than £2,400 per year.

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