Ford

biographical name

ˈfȯrd

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Ford Mad*ox ˈma-dəks

1873–1939 originally Ford Hermann Hueffer ˈhü-fər

ˈ(h)we-fər

English author

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ford

1 of 2 noun

ˈfō(ə)rd

ˈfȯ(ə)rd

: a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading

ford

2 of 2 verb

: to cross (a body of water) by wading

fordable

-ə-bəl

adjective

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