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Brewer's: Bayonets
A synonym of “rank and file,” that is, privates and corporals of infantry. As, “the number of bayonets was 25,000.” “It is on the bayonets that a Quartermaster-General relies for his…Witt, Jan de
(Encyclopedia) Witt, Jan deWitt, Jan deyän [key], 1625–72, Dutch statesman. Like his father, Jacob de Witt, burgomaster of Dort, he became a leading opponent of the house of Orange and played a vital…U.S. News: Holder Proposes Major Changes to the U.S. Criminal Justice System
The Attorney General introduces his Smart On Crime initiative. Eric Holder Related Links 2013 Year in…Brewer's: Aitch-bone
of beef. Corruption of “Naitch-bone,” i.e. the haunch-bone (Latin, nates, a haunch or buttock). Similarly, “an apron” is a corruption of a napperon; “an adder” is a corruption of a nadder…Brewer's: Mouse, Mousie
terms of endearment. Other terms of endearment from animals are, bird or birdie (as “My bonnie bird”); puss, pussy; lamb, lambkin; “You little monkey” is an endearing reproof to a child.…Brewer's: Friendships Broken
(Eng. Hist.): Elizabeth and the Earl of Essex. Henry II. and Thomas Becket. Henry VIII. and Cardinal Wolsey. Newman (J.H.) and Whately. Wesley and Whitefield. Other examples in other…2005 Indy Racing League Point Standings
Driver Pts 1. Dan Wheldon 628 2. Tony Kanaan 548 3. Sam Hornish, Jr. 512 4. Dario…Richard II
(Encyclopedia) Richard II, 1367–1400, king of England (1377–99), son of Edward the Black Prince. Richard is possibly the most enigmatic of the English kings. Some historians have attributed his…Sao Tome and Principe Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Sao Tome and Principe Index: Geography People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Sao Tomean Relations…Soong
(Encyclopedia) SoongSoongs&oobreve;ng [key], Mandarin Song, Chinese family, prominent in public affairs. Soong Yao-ju or Charles Jones Soong, 1866–1918, graduated from Vanderbilt Univ. and, after…Trending
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