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Dagger John
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(Noun) Nickname of John Hughes, mid-19th century Archbishop of New York City - "The best-known, if not exactly the best-loved, Catholic bishop in the country."(Noun) Nickname of John Hughes, 19th-century Roman Catholic archbishop of NYC.
Usage: "Dagger John" reflects the way the way this Roman Catholic bishop signed his name - followed by a cross (as usual), with a long, trailing off crossbar: overall, it looked like a short sword - a dagger!
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