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Brewer's: Adamic Covenant
Adam′ic The covenant made with God to Adam, that “the seed of the woman should bruise the serpent's head” (Gen. iii. 15). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Adam's Ale
Water as a beverage; from the supposition that Adam had nothing but water to drink. In Scotland water for a beverage is called Adam's Wine. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Adam's Apple
The protuberance in the fore-part of a man's throat; so called from the superstition that a piece of the forbidden fruit which Adam ate stuck in his throat, and occasioned the swelling.…Brewer's: Adam's Needle.
The yucca, so called because it is sharp-pointed like a needle. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Adam's PeakAdam's Apple A B C D E F G H I J K L M…Brewer's: Adam's Peak
in Ceylon, is where the Arabs say Adam bewailed his expulsion from Paradise, and stood on one foot till God forgave him. It was the Portuguese who first called it “Pico de Adam.” (See…Brewer's: Adam's Profession
Gardening, agriculture. Adam was appointed by God to dress the garden of Eden, and to keep it (Gen. ii. 15); and after the fall he was sent out of the garden “to till the ground” (Gen. iii…Brewer's: Adams, Parson
Parson Adams, the ideal of a benevolent, simple-minded, eccentric country clergyman; ignorant of the world, bold as a lion for the truth, and modest as a girl. The character is in Fielding…Brewer's: Old as Adam
Generally used as a reproof for stating as news something well known. “That's as old as Adam,” or was known as far back as the days of Adam. (See Old As Methuselah.) Source: Dictionary…Brewer's: Parson Adams
A simple-minded country clergyman of the eighteenth century, in Fielding's Joseph Andrews. Fielding says that Parson Adams at the age of fifty was provided with a handsome income of 30 a…Adam Sandler Biography
Adam Sandler comedian, musician, actor, screenwriter, singerBorn: 9/9/1966Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York A multitalented performer known for his adolescent acts that mock everything from lunch…Trending
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