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Brewer's: Flay a Fox

(To). To vomit. “At the time of the paroxysm he used to flay a fox by way of antidote.” —Rabelais: Pantagruol iv. 44. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Spassky, Boris

(Encyclopedia) Spassky, Boris, 1937–, Soviet chess champion. A child prodigy, he became an international master at the age of 16 and in 1955, at age 18, he became an international grand master.…

Fischer, Bobby

(Encyclopedia) Fischer, Bobby (Robert James Fischer)Fischer, Bobbyfĭshˈər [key], 1943–2008, American chess player, b. Chicago. In 1958, he became a grandmaster, the youngest to that time. In the…

Jones, Bobby

(Encyclopedia) Jones, Bobby: see Jones, Robert Tyre, Jr.

Unser, Al

(Encyclopedia) Unser, Al (Alfred Unser, Sr.) Unser, Al ŭnˈsər [key] 1939–2021, American automobile racing driver, b.…

Rydell, Bobby

(Robert Ridarelli)singerBirthplace: PhiladelphiaBorn: 4/26/42

Short, Bobby

(Robert Waltrip Short) singer, pianistBirthplace: Danville, Ill.Born: 1924Died: 2005

Clark, Bobby

comedian, actorBirthplace: Springfield, OhioBorn: 1888Died: 1960