Orr

Orr
noun
Canadian hockey player (born 1948)
• Syn: ↑Bobby Orr, ↑Robert Orr
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑hockey player, ↑ice-hockey player

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/awr/, n.
1. Sir John Boyd. See Boyd Orr, Sir John.
2. Robert Gordon (Bobby), born 1948, Canadian ice-hockey player.

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abbrev
Office of the Rail Regulator (a UK regulatory body)

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[ôr]
Bobby (1948 - ), U.S. hockey player; born in Canada; full name Robert Gordon Orr. He signed with the Boston Bruins at the age of eighteen in 1966 and played for them until 1976. He played for the Chicago Blackhawks before retiring in 1978. Hockey Hall of Fame (1979)

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