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Brewer's: Royal Arms

worn by a subject. (See Lane.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Royal GoatsRoy A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…

Who's the Man?

Muhammad Ali toys with an unsuspecting Oscar De La HoyaAP/Wide World Photos Roy Jones Jr. and Oscar De La Hoya continued to battle it out for the mythical title as pound-for-pound champion.…

The Murder of Emmett Till

A "grotesque miscarriage of justice" Related Links Black History Month Black History Time Timeline Encyclopedia: Civil Rights For Kids: Civil Rights Heroes Martin Luther…

Brewer's: Rob

A sort of jam. It is a Spanish word, taken from the Arabic roob (the juice of fruit). Faire un rob (in whist). To win the rubber; that is, either two successive games, or two out of three…

2006 Deaths: M - Q

Naguib MahfouzMakoArif MardinSophie MaslowRobert McCulloughRobert McFerrin Sr.Darren McGavinEnolia McMillanJay McShannG. William MillerSlobodan MilosevicJohn MoneyEric NamesnikJared…

Brewer's: Osbaldistone

Nine of the characters in Sir Walter Scott's Rob Roy bear this name. There are (1) the London merchant and Sir Hildebrand, the heads of two families; (2) the son of the merchant is Francis…

Brewer's: Robber

The highwayman who told Alexander that he was the greater robber of the two was named Dionides. The tale is given in Evenings at Home under the title of Alexander and the Robber. Robber.…