John Hancock


John Han·cock

noun \ˈjän-ˈhan-ˌkäk\

Definition of JOHN HANCOCK

: an autograph signature

Examples of JOHN HANCOCK

  1. <let me just scribble my John Hancock on the bottom of the form>

Origin of JOHN HANCOCK

John Hancock; from the prominence of his signature on the Declaration of Independence
First Known Use: 1903

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