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Brewer's: Nicker
One who nicks or hits a mark exactly. Certain night-larkers, whose game was to break windows with halfpence, assumed this name in the early part of the eighteenth century. His scattered…Brewer's: Nix
(mas.), Nixie (fem.). Kind busy-body. Little creatures not unlike the Scotch brownie and German kobold. They wear a red cap, and are ever ready to lend a helping hand to the industrious…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…Brewer's: Playing to the Gods
Degrading one's vocation ad captanduin vulgus. The gods, in theatrical phrase, are the spectators in the uppermost gallery, the ignobile vulgus. The ceiling of Drury Lane theatre was at…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…Brewer's: Elegant Extracts
The 85th Foot, remodelled in 1813, after the numerous court-martials which then occurred. The officers of the regiment were removed, and officers drafted from other regiments were…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: O
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Top of Page The heroes and villains of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have become integral parts of pop culture for many movie fans. And along with the immense popularity of characters like Tony…Biographies: Selected Comedians
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Amounts include singles and doubles earnings.MEN Earnings1Pete Sampras$6,498,3112Yevgeny Kafelnikov3,207,7573Patrick Rafter2,923,5194Michael Chang2,541,8305Thomas Muster2,166,5906Jonas…Trending
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