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Noun: John Hancock  jón 'han,kók
  1. American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793)
    - Hancock
     
  2. A person's own signature
    "The fans waited hours to get the celebrity's John Hancock";
    - autograph

Derived forms: John Hancocks

Type of: American Revolutionary leader, signature

Encyclopedia: John Hancock, Jr