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Brewer's: Bore
(A). A person who bestows his tediousness on you; one who wearies you with his prate, his company, or his solicitations. Verb bear, bore, borne, to endure. A bore is someone we bore with…Brewer's: Coystril
Coystrel, or Kestrel.. A degenerate hawk; hence, a paltry fellow. Holinshed says, “costerels or bearers of the arms of barons or knights” (vol. i. p. 162); and again, “women, lackeys, and…Brewer's: Corner
(A). The condition of the market with respect to a commodity which has been largely bought up, in order to create a virtual monopoly and enhance its market price; as a salt-corner, a…Brewer's: Spurs
Ripon spurs. The best spurs were made at Ripon, in Yorkshire. “If my spurs be not right Rippon.” BenJonson: Staple of News. The Battle of Spurs. The battle of Guinnegate, fought in 1513…Brewer's: Pretender
The Old Pretender. James F. E. Stuart, son of James II. (1688-1766.) The Young Pretender. Charles Edward Stuart, son of the “Old Pretender.” (1720-1788.) God bless the king, I mean the…Brewer's: Witch
By drawing the blood of a witch you deprive her of her power of sorcery. Glanvil says that when Jane Brooks, the demon of Tedworth, bewitched a boy,…Brewer's: Wolves
It is not true that wolves were extirpated from the island in the reign of Edgar. The tradition is based upon the words of William of Malmesbury (bk.…Brewer's: Ace
(1 syl.). The unit of cards or dice, from as>, the Latin unit of weight. (Italian, asso; French and Spanish, as.) Within an ace.Within a shave. An ace is the lowest numeral, and he who…Brewer's: Avoirdupois
French, avoir, aver or avier, goods in general, and poise = poids (weight). Not the verb, but the noun avoir. Properly avoir de poids (goods having weight), goods sold by weight. We have…Brewer's: Lion of the Reformation
(The). Spenser says that while Una was seeking St. George, she sat to rest herself, when a lion rushed suddenly out of a thicket, with gaping mouth and lashing tail; but as he drew near he…Trending
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