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Brewer's: Two Strings to his Bow
(He has). He is provided against contingencies; if one business or adventure should fail, he has another in reserve; two sweethearts; two devices, etc. Latin: “Duabus anchoris nititur” (i…Is it normal for athletes to bow out of the Olympics?
The Question: It was a huge deal when Simone Biles said she wasn't going to participate in her event (which I guess she participated anyway?) But, is it actually that weird? Surely athletes bow out…Philoctetes
(Encyclopedia) PhiloctetesPhiloctetesfĭlŏktēˈtēz [key], in Greek mythology, son of Poias. He acquired, by gift, the bow and arrow of Hercules by lighting the pyre on which the hero was consumed alive…Frank Pee Wee King 2000 Deaths
Frank “Pee Wee” KingAge: 86 country musician who cowrote “Tennessee Waltz,” which became the state's song in 1965. He introduced polkas, cowboy songs, and waltzes to the Grand Ole Opry. Died…Doris Kenner-Jackson 2000 Deaths
Doris Kenner-JacksonAge: 58 singer with The Shirelles, one of pop's most successful girl groups of the 1960s. She sang lead vocals on songs such as “Blue Holiday” and “I Saw a Tear.” The band…sloop
(Encyclopedia) sloop, fore-and-aft-rigged, single-masted sailing vessel with a single headsail jib. A sloop differs from a cutter in that it has a jibstay—a support leading from the bow to the…Tartini, Giuseppe
(Encyclopedia) Tartini, GiuseppeTartini, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā tärtēˈnē [key], 1692–1770, Italian violinist, the greatest violin master of his day. In 1728 he founded at Padua a school of the…icebreaker
(Encyclopedia) icebreaker, ship of special hull design and wide beam, with relatively flat bottom, designed to force its way through ice. When the icebreaker charges into the ice at full speed, its…figurehead
(Encyclopedia) figurehead, carved decoration usually representing a head or figure placed under the bowsprit of a ship. The art is of extreme antiquity. Ancient galleys and triremes carried rostrums…caravel
(Encyclopedia) caravelcaravelkărˈəvĕlˌ [key] or carvelcarvelkärˈvəl [key], three-masted sailing vessel, generally square-rigged with the aftermast lateen-rigged. It had a roundish hull with a high…Trending
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