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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, June 10, 1806
Day 1444 Day 1446 Clark, June 10, 1806 Tuesday June 10th 1806. rose early this morning and had all the horses Collected except one of Whitehouses horses which could not be found, an Indian…Brewer's: Shoe the Horse
(To). (French, Ferrer la mule.) Means to cheat one's employer out of a small sum of money. The expression is derived from the ancient practice of grooms, who charged their masters for “…Brewer's: Shoes
Scarpa's shoes for curing club feet, etc. Devised by Antonio Scarpa, an Italian anatomist. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894ShoemakersShoe the Wild Colt A B…Brewer's: Wigwam'
An Indian hut (America). The Knisteneaux word is wigwaum, and the Algonquin wekou-om-ut, contracted into wekouom (ou = w, as in French), whence…Brewer's: Wile away Time
(not While). It is the same word as “guile,” to “beguile the time” (fallere tempus). “To wile each moment with a fresh delight.”…Brewer's: Badinage
Playful raillery, banter (French), from the verb badiner, to joke or jest. The noun badine means a switch, and in France they catch wild ducks by covering a boat with switches, in which…Brewer's: Peter the Hermit
(in Tasso), “the holy author of the crusade” (bk. i.). It is said that six millions of persons assumed the cross at his preaching. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Peterboat
A boat made to go either way, the stem and stern being both alike. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894PeterboroughPeter the Wild Boy A B C D E F G H I…Purple in Pasadena
It started in September and never really diminished. One upset. Then another. Then another. And another. The national championship in college football may have belonged once again to…Team by Team Statistics, 2000-2001
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