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Brewer's: Snakes in his Boots
(To have). To suffer from D.T. (delirium tremens) This is one of the delusions common to those so afflicted. “He's been pretty high on whisky for two or three days, ... and they say he's…Brewer's: Blue Peter
A flag with a blue ground and white square in the centre, hoisted as a signal that the ship is about to sail. Peter is a corruption of the French partir (leave or notice of departure). The…Brewer's: Poets
(Greek, poieo, to make). Skalds of Scandinavia (etym., scalla, to sing, Swedish, etc.) Minnesingers of the Holy Empire (Germany), love-singers. Troubadours of Provenee in France (troubar,…Brewer's: Kent
(Latin, Cantium), the territory of the Kantii or Cantii; Old British, Kant, a corner or headland). In the reign of Queen Elizabeth Kent was so notorious for highway robbery, that the word…Brewer's: Bite
A cheat; one who bites us. “The biter bit” explains the origin. We say “a man was bitten” when he “burns his fingers” meddling with something which promised well but turned out a failure…Best Hiking in Texas: Natural Must-Dos
Top of Page Source: iStock Texas is the second largest state in the United States, and the largest in the continental U.S. There are 80 state parks and two national parks in Texas, and hiking is one…2008 Pulitzer Prize Winners
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