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Brewer's: Pull Bacon
(To). To spread the fingers out after having placed one's thumb on the nose. “The officers spoke to him, when the man put his fingers to his nose and pulled bacon.” —Leeds Police Report,…Brewer's: Warning Stone
Anything that gives notice of danger. Bakers in Wiltshire and some other counties used to put a “certain pebble” in their ovens, and when the stone…Brewer's: Baked Meat
means meat-pie “The funeral baked meats did coldly furnish forth the marriage table” (Hamlet); i.e. the hot meat-pies (venison pasties) served at the funeral and not eaten, were served…Brewer's: Bakshish
A Persian word for a gratuity. These gifts are insolently demanded by all sorts of officials in Turkey, Egypt, and Asia Minor, more as a claim than a gratuity. Source: Dictionary of…1997 People in the News
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(Like an). Very ugly, a horrible fright [of a fellow]. Said of (or to) a person who has dressed his head unbecomingly, or that has a scared look, an untidy head of hair, or that looks…Brewer's: Pulling
A jockey trick, which used to be called “playing booty” —i.e. appearing to use every effort to come in first, but really determined to lose the race. “Mr. Kemble [in the Iron Chest] gave a…Bush, George Herbert Walker
(Encyclopedia) Bush, George Herbert Walker, 1924–2018, 41st President of the United States (1989–93), b. Milton, Mass., B.A., Yale Univ., 1948. Bush's handling of domestic affairs was less…Daytona 500
Daytona 500 Held over 200 laps on 2.5-mile oval at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. First race in 1959, although stock car racing at Daytona dates back to 1936. Winners…Weather: The Name Game
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