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Brewer's: King of the Sea
(The). The herring. “The head of an average-sized whale is from fifteen to sixteen feet [about one-third the length], and the lips open some six or eight feet; yet to such a mouth there is…Brewer's: King Stork
A tyrant that devours his subjects, and makes them submissive with fear and trembling. The allusion is to the fable of The Frogs desiring a King. (See Log.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase…Brewer's: King of the Teign
Baldrick of South Devon, son of Eri, who long defended his territory against Algar, a lawless chief. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894King of the WorldKing…Brewer's: King of Terrors
Death. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894King of WatersKing of Spain's Trampeter 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…Brewer's: King of Waters
The river Amazon, in South America. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894King of YvetotKing of Terrors A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T…Brewer's: King of the World
So the Caledonians, in Ossian's time, called the Roman emperor. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894King Chosen by the Neighing of a HorseKing of the World A B…Brewer's: King of Yvetot
(pron. Ev-to). A man of mighty pretensions but small merits. Yvetot is near Rouen, and was once a seigneurie, the possessors of which were entitled kings- a title given them in 534 by…Brewer's: Kingly Titles
Abgarus (The Grand). So the kings of Edessa were styled. Abimelech (my father the king). The chief ruler of the ancient Philistines. Agag (lord). The chief ruler of the Amalekites (4 syl…Brewer's: King's Cave
Opposite to Campbelton; so called because it was here that King Robert Bruce and his retinue lodged when they landed on the mainland from the Isle of Arran. (Statistical Account of…Brewer's: King's Chair
A seat made by two bearers with their hands. On Candlemas Day the children of Scotland used to bring their schoolmaster a present in money, and the boy who brought the largest sum was king…Trending
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