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Brewer's: Cammock

As crooked as a cammock. The cammock is a piece of timber bent for the knee of a ship; a hockey-stick; a shinny-club. (Anglo-Saxon.) “Though the cammock, the more it is bowed the better it…

Brewer's: Cap-acquaintance

(A), now called a bowing acquaintance. One just sufficiently known to bow to. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cap-moneyCap of Time A B C D E F G H I…

Brewer's: Draw it Mild

(To). We talk of remarks being highly flavoured, of strong language, of piquant remarks, of spicy words; so that to “draw it mild” refers to liquor; let it be mild, not too highly-…

Brewer's: Two Gentlemen of Verona

The story of Proteus and Julia was borrowed from the pastoral romance of Diana, by George of Montemayor, a Spaniard, translated into English by Bartholomew Younge in 1598. The love…

Brewer's: Uma

consort of Siva, famous for her defeat of the army of Chanda and Munda, two demons. She is represented as holding the head of Chanda in one of her four hands, and trampling on Munda. The…

Brewer's: Strong-back

One of Fortunio's servants. He was so strong he could carry any weight upon his back without difficulty. (Grimm's Goblins, Fortunio.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…

Brewer's: Strontian

This mineral receives its name from Strontian, in Argyleshire, where it was discovered by Dr. Hope, in 1792. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Sample Essay: Cause and Effect

Note: The following essay was not edited by EssayEdge Editors. It appears as it was initially reviewed by admissions officers. SAMPLE ESSAY: Columbia, Musician (cello) For some reason, my…

Manasseh: 1

Manasseh Chapter 1 1 O Lord, Almighty God of our fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and of their righteous seed; 2 who hast made heaven and earth, with all the ornament thereof; 3 who hast…