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Brewer's: Physignathos
[one who swells the checks]. King of the Frogs, and son of Pelus [mud], slain by Troxartas, the Mouse-king. Great Physignathos I, from Peleus' race, Begot in fair Hydromede's embrace.…Brewer's: Psycarpax
[granary thief]. Son of Troxartas, King of the Mice. The Frogking offered to carry the young prince over a lake, but scarcely had he got midway when a water-hydra appeared, and King Frog,…Brewer's: Bardolph
One of Falstaff's inferior officers. Falstaff calls him “the knight of the burning lamp,” because his nose was so red, and his face so “full of meteors.” He is a low-bred, drunken…Brewer's: Chat
Nid d'une souris dans Voreille d'un chat. A mare's nest. This French phrase is the translation of a line in Wynkyn de Worde's Amusing Questions, printed in English in 1511. “Demand: What…You’ve Got Spam: How to “Can” Unwanted Email
Source: Federal Trade Commission. As more people use email, marketers are increasingly using email messages to pitch their products and services. Some consumers find unsolicited commercial email—also…1996-97 Boxing Junior Flyweights (108 lbs)
Junior Flyweights (108 lbs) (Light Flyweights) Date Winner Loser Result Title Site Oct. 12 Michael Carbajal Tomas Rivera TKO 5 IBF Anaheim, Calif. Oct. 19…San Diego, Calif.
Mayor: Kevin Faulconer (to Jan. 2017)2010 census population (rank): 1,307,402 (8); Male: 660,626 (50.5%); Female: 646,776 (49.5%); White: 769,971 (58.9%); Black: 87,949 (6.7%); American…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, February 26, 1806
Day 1229 Day 1231 Clark, February 26, 1806 Wednesday February 26th 1806 This morning we dispatched Drewyer and two men in our indian canoe up the Columbia River to take Sturgion and…Old Sultan
Old Sultan A shepherd had a faithful dog, called Sultan, who was grown very old, and had lost all his teeth. And one day when the shepherd and his wife were standing together before the house…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: 1785
by Robert Burns 178417861785ContentsEpistle To Davie, A Brother PoetHoly Willie's PrayerEpitaph On Holy WillieDeath and Doctor HornbookEpistle To J. Lapraik, An Old Scottish BardSecond Epistle To J…