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Brewer's: Scratch

Old Scratch. Scrat, the house-demon of the North. (Icelandic, scratti, an imp.) (See Deuce, Nick , etc.) Scratch (A). One who in a race starts from the scratch, other runners in the…

2003–2004 Daytime Emmy Awards

The 2003–2004 Daytime Emmy Awards were presented on May 21, 2004, at New York City's Radio City Music Hall.Outstanding Drama Series: The Young and the Restless (CBS)Lead Actor in a Drama…

Brewer's: Clerk

A scholar. Hence, beau-clerc. (See above, Clerical Titles .) All the clerks, I mean the learned ones, in Christian kingdoms, Have their free voices. Shakespeare: Henry VIII., ii. 2.…

Brewer's: In-and-In

A game with four dice, once extremely common, and frequently alluded to. “In” is a throw of doubles, “in-and-in” a throw of double doubles, which sweeps the board. “I have seen three…

Brewer's: Dickens

(See Boz.) Dickens is a perverted oath corrupted from “Nick.” Mrs. Page says - “I cannot tell what the dickens his name is.” - Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor, iii. 2. The three…

Brewer's: Auld Hornie

After the establishment of Christianity, the heathen deities were degraded by the Church into fallen angels; and Pan, with his horns, crooked nose, goat's beard, pointed ears, and goats'…

All-Time Scoring Leaders

All-Time Scoring Leaders(Through 2005)Rank PlayerTouch-downsPlayerPoints1.Jerry Rice208Gary Anderson2,4342.Emmitt Smith175Morten Andersen2,3583.Marcus Allen145George Blanda2,0024.Marshall…

1978 Radio & Records All-Time Charts

1978 Radio & Records All-Time ChartsPop Adult“Can't Smile Without You” Barry Manilow (Arista)“You Needed Me” Anne Murray (Capitol)“Just the Way You Are” Billy Joel (Columbia)“Reminiscing…