Worcester is rich in charitable institutions and revenues for alleviating the distresses of poverty.
Worcestershire in the Nineteenth Century|T. C. Turberville
I have ridden from Worcester by byroads day and night, and I am fairly spent.
The Pigeon Pie|Charlotte M. Yonge
Why did he set off to walk from Worcester to Timberdale—and on such a night!
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
With the exception of Worcester, no English see was left in the hands of a native bishop.
The English Church in the Middle Ages|William Hunt
The Boston & Worcester devised the headlight, so that time might be saved by handling freight at night.
The Modern Railroad|Edward Hungerford
British Dictionary definitions for Worcester
Worcester
/ (ˈwʊstə) /
noun
a cathedral city in W central England, the administrative centre of Worcestershire on the River Severn: scene of the battle (1651) in which Charles II was defeated by Cromwell. Pop: 94 029 (2001)
an industrial city in the US, in central Massachusetts: Clark University (1887). Pop: 175 706 (2003 est)
a town in S South Africa; centre of a fruit-growing region. Pop: 66 349 (2001)