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Duncansby Head
(Encyclopedia) Duncansby Head or Duncansbay Head, sandstone cliff, 210 ft (64 m) high, Highland, NE Scotland. It is the northeastern extremity of the Scottish mainland.Dunnet Head
(Encyclopedia) Dunnet Head, sandstone promontory, 341 ft (104 m) high, Highland, NE Scotland. It is the northern extremity of the Scottish mainland.Flamborough Head
(Encyclopedia) Flamborough HeadFlamborough Headflămˈbərə [key], chalk promontory, East Riding of Yorkshire, E England, N of Bridlington Bay. There is a lighthouse at the tip. Danes' Dyke (an ancient…Beachy Head
(Encyclopedia) Beachy Head, high chalk cliffs (575 ft/175 m), on the south coast of East Sussex, S England. The battle of Beachy Head, in the War of the Grand Alliance, was fought (1690) between an…The Devil's Dictionary: Head-money
by Ambrose Bierce HATREDHEARSEHEAD-MONEY -n. A capitation tax, or poll-tax. In ancient times there lived a king Whose tax-collectors could not wring From all his subjects gold…Eight Heads in a Duffel Bag
Director/Writer: Tom SchulmanDirector of Photography:Adam HolenderEditor:David HoldenMusic:Andrew GrossProduction Designer:Paul PetersProducers:Brad Krevoy, Steve Stabler and John…Brewer's: Head over Heels
(To turn). To place the hands upon the ground and throw the legs upwards so as to describe half a circle. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Heads or TailsHead…Brewer's: Calves' Head Club
Instituted in ridicule of Charles I. The great annual banquet was held on the 30th January, and consisted of a cod's head, to represent the person of Charles Stuart, independent of his…Brewer's: Great Bullet-head
George Cadoudal, leader of the Chouans, born at Brech, in Morbihan. (1769-1804.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Great CaptainGreat A B C D E F G H I…Brewer's: Dog-headed Tribes
of India. Mentioned in the Italian romance of Guerino Meschino. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Dog-LatinDog-head A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…Trending
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