What document is this? What have I blanked out? And why is the blanked out part known to us in a much wider sense now?
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Answer: The United States' Declaration of Independance. John Hancock's signature is blanked out. His flamboyant signature occupied so much space, that it became for the other members to sign on it and hence "John Hancock" has become synonymous with a "signature".
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declaration of indepedence
Declaration of Independence, blanked out part is John Hancock's signature. His flamboyant signature has resulted in the term John Hancock being used as a synonym for signature
The Declaration of Independence with John Hancock's signature blanked out. It is now seen on the stern of the USS John Hancock. Two buildings in Boston and Chicago are named for him.
John Hancock. Declaration of Independence. The phrase 'Put ur Hancock down' or sumthing along dose lyns means i guess to syn clearly lyk John Hancock did.
U.S. Declaration of Independence , John Hancock's large signature..
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The document is the US Declaration of Independence.
The name is John Hancock.
Now used by some as a synonym for signature.
Declaration Of Independence. John Hancock. Which is now used colloquially as a reference to one's signature.
DECLARANCE OF INDEPENDANCE, SIGNED BY JOHN HANCOCK!
declaration of independence
USA's Declaration of independence..the blanked out part is John Hancock's signature..who was president of congress...the rest is from wiki..sorry..got bored of typing [sic] Hancock's large, flamboyant signature became iconic, and John Hancock emerged in the United States as an informal synonym for "signature".
george washington ?
The Declaration of Independence
John Hancock
well....HANCOCK!
first bug
Declaration of Freedom??
The Signature of Jorge Washington is blanked out.
Significance - no idea
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