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Brewer's: Laced

Tea or coffee laced with spirits, a cup of tea or coffee qualified with brandy or whisky. “Deacon Bearcliff ... had his pipe, and his teacup ... laced with a little spirits.” —Sir W. Scott…

Brewer's: Diddle

(To). To cheat in a small way, as “I diddled him out of ...” Edgar Allan Poe has an article on the art of “Diddling.” Rhyming slang is very common. (See Chivy.) Fiddle and diddle rhyme. “…

1996-97 MLH Goaltending Leaders

  GP GAA Sv% Record Jeff Reese, Det 32 1.87 .926 23-4-3 Rich Parent, Det 53 2.22 .920 31-13-4 Tom Draper, LB 39 2.30 .909 28-7-3 Pokey…

3-Point Field Goal Pct.

3-Point Field Goal Pct. Gm3FGAttPctHubert Davis, Dal7982167.491Jeff Hornacek, Utah7766138.478Matt Bullard, Hou5679177.446Rodney Rogers, Pho82115262.439Allan Houston, NY82106243.436Terry…

exobiology

(Encyclopedia) exobiology or astrobiology, search for extraterrestrial life within the solar system and throughout the universe. Philosophical speculation that there might be other worlds similar to…

Brewer's: Ravenswood

(Allan, Lord of). A decayed Scotch nobleman of the Royalist party. Master Edgar Ravenswood. His son, who falls in love with Lucy Ashton, daughter of Sir William Ashton, Lord-Keeper of…

Free Throw Pct.

Free Throw Pct. GmFTAttPctReggie Miller, Ind81323348.928Allan Houston, NY78279307.909Doug Christie, Sac81280312.897Steve Nash, Dal70231258.895Mitch Richmond, Wash37143160.894Steve Smith,…

1973 Academy Awards

The 1973 Academy Awards were presented April 2, 1974 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureAmerican Graffiti, Francis Ford Coppola, producer; Gary Kurtz, co-producer (…