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Brewer's: Bowden

Not every man can be vicar of Bowden. Not everyone can occupy the first place. Bowden is one of the best livings in Cheshire. (Cheshire proverb.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable,…

atlatl

(Encyclopedia) atlatlatlatlätˈlätəl [key] [Nahuatl], device used to throw a spear with greater propulsion. Atlatls began to be used in the Americas in the post-Pleistocene period and were eventually…

Oldman

(Encyclopedia) Oldman, river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, rising in the Rocky Mts., SW Alta., Canada, and flowing generally E past Lethbridge to join the Bow River W of Medicine Hat and form the South…

Saskatchewan, river, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Saskatchewan, river, c.340 mi (550 km) long, formed by the confluence of the North Saskatchewan (c.760 mi/1,220 km long) and the South Saskatchewan (c.550 mi/890 km long) rivers near…

2001 Billboard Music Awards

Artist of the YearDestiny's ChildFemale Artist of the YearAlicia KeysMale Artist of the YearShaggyCatalog Artist of the YearCreedDuo/Group of the YearDestiny's Child New Male Artist of the…

Ferrante, Elena

(Encyclopedia) Ferrante, Elena, pseud. of the contemporary writer often considered the finest Italian novelist of her generation; the details of her personal life are a closely guarded secret. Her…

Banff

(Encyclopedia) Banff Banff bămf, bănf [key], town, SW Alta., Canada, in the Rocky Mts., on the Bow River and the…

Kicking Horse

(Encyclopedia) Kicking Horse, river of SE British Columbia, Canada, rising in the Rocky Mts., and flowing SW and NW to Golden, where it enters the Columbia River. Its course is rapid, with several…

Brewer's: Bow-street Runners

Detectives who scoured the country to find criminals, before the introduction of the police force. Bow Street, near Covent Garden, London, is where the principal police-court stands. (This…