Earp — Earp, Wy|att (1848 1929) a US ↑marshal and gambler (=someone who plays card games to win money etc) who is fought in the famous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral … Dictionary of contemporary English
Earp — [ʉrp] Wyatt (Berry Stapp) [wī′ət] 1848 1929; U.S. lawman … English World dictionary
Earp — There are three possible sources of this unusual name, the first being that it is from an Olde Saxon byname Erpo , meaning dark and would have been given to a dark or swarthy complexioned person. Secondly it is possible that it is a dialectal… … Surnames reference
Earp — n. family name; Wyatt Earp (1848 1929), American pioneer, sheriff and gunfighter of the Old West … English contemporary dictionary
earp — AND urp 1. in. to vomit. □ She went over by the bushes and earped and earped. 2. n. vomit. □ God, there’s earp right there on the sidewalk … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Earp, California — is an unincorporated townsite in San Bernardino County in the Sonoran Desert close to the California/Arizona state line at the Colorado River.It is named for famed western lawman Wyatt Earp who settled in the area with his second wife, Josephine… … Wikipedia
Earp,Wyatt — Earp (ûrp), Wyatt. 1848 1929. American frontier law officer involved in the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona (1881). * * * … Universalium
Earp Vendetta Ride — articleissues unreferenced = March 2008 cleanup = March 2008The Earp Vendetta Ride was a three week clash between personal enemies and law enforcement parties from different jurisdictions in the Arizona Territory, from March 20 to April 15, 1882 … Wikipedia
EARP, Wyatt — (1848–1929) Legend and numerous films detailing Wyatt Earp’s exploits usually contain the following elements: Earp was a tough lawman who tamed Dodge City with the help of his brothers, Virgil and Morgan, as well as famous deputy Bat Masterson … Westerns in Cinema
Earp, Wyatt — ▪ American frontiersman born March 19, 1848, Monmouth, Ill., U.S. died Jan. 13, 1929, Los Angeles, Calif. legendary frontiersman of the American West, who was an itinerant saloonkeeper, gambler, lawman, gunslinger, and confidence man. The… … Universalium
