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Caxton (n.)

1811, "a book printed by William Caxton (obit c. 1491), English merchant in the Netherlands who learned there the art of printing and introduced it to England. The surname is from the place in Cambridgeshire, literally "Kak's estate," from the Old Norse personal name Kakkr.

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Definitions of Caxton from WordNet

Caxton (n.)
English printer who in 1474 printed the first book in English (1422-1491);
Synonyms: William Caxton
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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