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Galsworthy, John
(Encyclopedia) Galsworthy, JohnGalsworthy, Johngôlzˈwûrᵺē, gălzˈ– [key], 1867–1933, English novelist and dramatist. Winner of the 1932 Nobel Prize in Literature, he is best remembered for his series…Jacobs, William Wymark
(Encyclopedia) Jacobs, William Wymark, 1863–1943, English author. His humorous sea stories were first collected in Many Cargoes (1896). Of his several horror stories, the most famous is “The Monkey's…The Devil's Dictionary: Monkey
by Ambrose Bierce MONEYMONOSYLLABICMONKEY -n. An arboreal animal which makes itself at home in genealogical trees.Brewer's: Monkey Board
The step behind an omnibus on which the conductor stands, or rather skips about like a monkey. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Monkey BoatMonkey A B C D…Brewer's: Monkey Boat
A long, narrow boat. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Monkey JacketMonkey Board A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…Brewer's: Monkey Jacket
A coat with no more tail than a monkey, or, more strictly speaking, an ape. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Monkey-puzzleMonkey Boat A B C D E F G H…Brewer's: Monkey-puzzle
The name given to a Chilian pine, whose twisted and prickly branches puzzle even a monkey to climb. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Monkey SpoonsMonkey…Brewer's: Monkey Spoons
Spoons at one time given in Holland at marriages, christenings, and funerals. They may still be picked up occasionally at curiosity shops. The spoon at weddings was given to some immediate…Brewer's: Monkey's Allowance
More kicks than halfpence. The allusion is to the monkeys carried about for show; they pick up the halfpence, but carry them to the master, who keeps kicking or ill-treating the poor…Brewer's: Monkey's Money
I will pay you in monkey's money (“en monnaic de singe”)—in goods, in personal work, in mumbling and grimace. The French had a law that when a monkey passed the Petit Pont, of Paris, if it…Trending
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