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Brewer's: Skirt
To sit upon one's skirt. To insult, or seek occasion of quarrel. Tarlton, the clown, told his audience the reason why he wore a jacket was that “no one might sit upon his skirt.” Sitting…Brewer's: Riff-raff
The offscouring of society, or rather, “refuse and sweepings.” Rief is Anglo-Saxon, and means a rag; Raff is also Anglo-Saxon, and means sweepings. (Danish, rips-raps.) The French have the…Brewer's: Monkey
(A). 500. (See Marygold.) Monkey = the Devil; an imp of mischief. Hence, a meddlesome child is spoken to as “you little monkey;” and is called “a regular imp,” or “imp of mischief.” The…Brewer's: Reduplicated
or Ricochet Words, of intensifying force. Chit-chat, click-clack, clitter-clatter, dilly-dally, ding-dong, drip-drop, fal-lal, flim-flam, fiddle-faddle, flip-flop, fliffy-fluffy, flippity…Brewer's: Tailors
The three tailors of Tooley Street. Canning says that three tailors of Tooley Street, Southwark, addressed a petition of grievances to the House of Commons, beginning- “We, the people of…The Divine Comedy: Inferno: Canto XXIX
Inferno: Canto XXVIIIInferno: Canto XXXInferno: Canto XXIX The many people and the divers wounds These eyes of mine had so inebriated, That they were wishful to stand still and weep…Breeder's Cup Mile Results
MileYear Winner (Margin)Time Jockey Trainer 2nd place 3rd place1984 Royal Heroine (11/2)1:323/5 Fernando Toro John Gosden Star Choice Cozzene1985 Cozzene (21/4)1:35 Walter Guerra Jan Nerud Al…1997 Academy Awards
The 1997 Academy Awards were presented on March 23, 1998 at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles.Best PictureAs Good as It Gets, James L. Brooks, Bridget Johnson and Kristi Zea, producers (…Brewer's: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: F
E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z F is written on his face. F Sharp ff F.E.R.T. F.O.B. F's Fa' Fabian Society…Major Stakes Races: 1997
1997DateRaceTrackMilesWinnerJockeyPurseJan. 5Spectacular Bid B.C. Stakes*Gulfstream6 FConfideMike Smith$75,000Jan. 18Holy Bull Stakes*Gulfstream11/16Arthur L.John Velazquez100,000Jan.…Trending
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