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Brewer's: Stupid Boy
St. Thomas Aquinas, nicknamed the Dumb Ox by his school-fellows. (1224-1274.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894StyStumped Out A B C D E F G H I J K…Brewer's: Swiss Boy
(The). Music by Moscheles. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Swiss Family RobinsonSwiss A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…Brewer's: Roaring Boys
or Roarers. The riotous blades of Ben Jonson's time, whose delight it was to annoy quiet folk. At one time their pranks in London were carried to an alarming extent. And bid them think on…Brewer's: Loblolly Boy
(A.) A surgeon's mate in the navy. Here lob is the Welsh llob, a dolt, and loblolly boy is a dolt not yet out of his spoon-meat or baby-pap. “Loblolly-boy is a person on board a man-of-war…Brewer's: Whipping Boy
A boy kept to be whipped when a prince deserved chastisement. Mungo Murray stood for Charles I., Barnaby Fitzpatrick for Edward VI. (Fuller: Church…Brewer's: Yellow-boy
(A). A gold sovereign. “John did not starve the cause: there wanted not yellow-boys to fee counsel.” —Arbuthnot: John Bull. Yellow-boy (A). A bankrupt. The French call a bankrupt…Brewer's: Benicia Boy
John C. Heenan, the American pugilist, who challenged and fought Tom Sayers for “the belt” in 1860; so called from Benicia in California, his birthplace. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: Attic Boy
(The). Cephalos, beloved by Aurora or Morn; passionately fond of hunting. Till civil-suited Morn appear, Not tricked and frounced, as she was wont With the Attic boy to hunt, But…Brewer's: Minden Boys
The 20th Foot, so called from their noted bravery at Minden, in Prussia, August 1, 1759. Now called “The Lancashire Fusiliers.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Little Boy Blue
Director:Antonio TibaldiWriter:Michael BostonDirector of Photography:Ron HagenMusic:Stewart CopelandProduction Designer:John FrickProducer:Amedeo UrsiniJazz Pictures; R; 107 minutesRe-release…Trending
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