1. Hitchings - Noun
2. Hitchings - Proper noun
United States biochemist noted for developing drugs to treat leukemia and gout (1905-1998)
Source: WordNetHitchings 2005, London p. 49; New York p. 55 In that sense Dr. Johnson's dictionary was the first to comprehensively document the English lexicon. Source: Internet
Hitchings 2005, London p. 195; New York p. 209 No bookseller could possibly hope to print this book without help; outside a few special editions of the Bible no book of this heft and size had even been set to type. Source: Internet
Hitchings says she was honored and pleased by the turn-out at her party, which was especially well-attended by her many nieces and nephews and featured a slide show of her life. Source: Internet
Harland Hitchings received this year’s Distinguished Service Award. Source: Internet
Hitchings 2005, p. 203 Criticism As lexicography developed, faults were found with Johnson's work: "From an early stage there were noisy detractors. Source: Internet
Hitchings 2005, London p. 48; New York p. 53 In 1598 an Italian–English dictionary by John Florio was published. Source: Internet