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Brewer's: Joe
or a Joe Miller. A stale joke; so called from the compilation of jokes under that nom de plume. (See Miller.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894JoeyJockey of…Brewer's: Drop Serene
(gutta serena). An old name for amaurosis. It was at one time thought that a transparent, watery humour, distilling on the optic nerve, would produce blindness without changing the…Brewer's: Drowned Rat
As wet as a drowned rat—i.e. soaking wet. Drowned rats certainly look deplorably wet, but so also do drowned mice, drowned cats, and drowned dogs, etc. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…2006 Deaths: M - Q
Naguib MahfouzMakoArif MardinSophie MaslowRobert McCulloughRobert McFerrin Sr.Darren McGavinEnolia McMillanJay McShannG. William MillerSlobodan MilosevicJohn MoneyEric NamesnikJared…Winter Olympics: Alpine Skiing
Ligety and Shiffrin skiing toward the podium Related Links 2014 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsHistory of Alpine SkiingAlpine Skiing Through the YearsEncyclopedia:…Brewer's: Millennium
means simply a thousand years. (Latin, mille annus.) In Rev. xx. 2 it is said that an angel bound Satan a thousand years, and in verse 4 we are told of certain martyrs who will come to…Brewer's: Milliner
A corruption of Milaner; so called from Milan, in Italy, which at one time gave the law to Europe in all matters of taste, dress, and elegance. Milliner was originally applied to the male…World Series Composite Box Score by Innings, 2001
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E New York 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 4 1 0 1 – 14 42 8 Arizona 2 4…Notable Female Athletes
Martina Hingis Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models…1997-98 Season: NCAA Men's Championship Game
60th NCAA Division I Championship Game. Date: Monday, March 30, at the Alamodome. Coaches: Rick Majerus of Utah and Tubby Smith of Kentucky. Favorite: Kentucky by 4. Attendance: 40,509;…Trending
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