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Entry No. 375ArtsUnited States

Mark Twainnovelist and humorist

Twain is riverboat slang for two fathoms, apt for the Mississippi steamboat writer.

Trade
novelist and humorist
Field
Arts
Country
United States
Dates
1835–1910
Name origin
Mississippi River slang: two fathoms

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Wikipedia · the name

Birth name Samuel Langhorne Clemens.