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Brewer's: Laprel
The rabbit, in the tale of Reynard the Fox. (French, lapin, rabbit.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Lapsus LinguæLapping Water A B C D E F G H I J…Brewer's: Rabbi Bar-Cochba
in the reign of the Emperor Hadrian, made the Jews believe that he was the Messiah, because he had the art of breathing fire. (Beckmann: History of Inventions.) Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Rabelais
The English Rabelais. Swift, Sterne, and Thomas Amory have been so called. Voltaire so calls Swift. The modern Rabelais. William Maginn (1794-1842). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: Welsher
One who lays a bet, but absconds if he loses. It means a Welshman, and is based upon the nursery rhyme, “Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief…Dark Angel
FoxTuesday 9:00–10:00 p.m. Cast:Jessica Alba, Michael Weatherly, John Savage, Alimi Ballard, Valarie Rae Miller, Richard Gunn, J.C. MacKenzie, Jennifer Blanc Titanic director James Cameron…2006 U.S. Ski Jumping/Nordic Combined Championships
(Jan. 21–22, 2006, Steamboat Springs, Colo.)MenNormal Hill (K100m)—1. Clint Jones, Steamboat Springs, Colo.; 2. Todd Lodwick, Steamboat Springs, Colo.; 3. Tommy Schwall, Steamboat Springs,…k.d. lang Biography
k.d. lang(Kathryn Dawn Lang)country-rock singer, songwriterBorn: 11/2/1961Birthplace: Consort, Alberta, Canada Grammy Award-winning country-rock singer and songwriter known for her velvety,…Brewer's: Puss
A cat, hare, or rabbit. (Irish, pus, a cat.) It is said that the word, applied to a hare or rabbit, is from the Latin lepus, Frenchified into le pus. True or not, the pun may pass muster.…Brewer's: Bunny
A rabbit. So called from the provincial word bun, a tail. The Scotch say of the hare, “she cocks her bun.” Bunny, a diminutive of bun, applied to a rabbit, means the animal with the “…William Shakespeare: Merchant of Venice, Act V
Act VScene IBelmont. Avenue to Portia's houseEnter Lorenzo and JessicaLorenzoThe moon shines bright: in such a night as this, When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees And they did make…Trending
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