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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, June 29, 1806
Day 1481 Day 1483 Lewis, June 29, 1806 Sunday June 29th 1806. We collected our horses early this morning and set out, having previously dispatched Drewyer and R. Fields to the warm springs…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Terminology: G
by Robert Burns FHG Gab, the mouth. Gab, to talk. Gabs, talk. Gae, gave. Gae, to go. Gaed, went. Gaen, gone. Gaets, ways, manners. Gairs,…Year in Review, 1998: Top 10 Sports Personalities of the Year, Part 1
1. Mark McGwire Sure he's a 6'5", 250 pounds, and built like a California redwood. But when McGwire reached that imaginary line he set for himself of 50 home runs going into September, we started…Brewer's: Jemmy
a name found in engravings of the eighteenth century, was James Worsdale, the painter and dramatic writer (died 1767). A housebreaker's crowbar. A variant of Jimmy, Jenny, Jinnie, and a…Brewer's: Chic
Fashionable; comme il faut; the mode. This is an archaic French word in vogue in the seventeenth century. It really is the Spanish chico, little, also a little boy, and chica, a little…Brewer's: Bob
A shilling. A “bender” is a sixpence. (Compare BAWBEE.) Bob. A set of changes rung on [church] bells: as a “bob major,” a “bob-minor,” a “triple bob.” To give the bob to any one. To…Brewer's: Popinjay
A butterfly man, a fop; so called from the popinjay or figure of a bird shot at for practice. The jay was decked with parti-coloured feathers so as to resemble a parrot, and, being…Brewer's: Glasse
(Mrs. Hannah), a name immortalised by the reputed saying in a cookery book, “First catch your hare,” then cook it according to the directions given. This, like many other smart sayings,…Halloween
Monsters, and bats, and Dracula. Oh my! Monster Guide Abominable Snowman Banshees Chupacabras The Cyclopes Demons Dragons Frankenstein Ghosts Ghouls Goblins…World Cup Preview: 2010
An African nation hosts soccer's biggest event for the first time by Catherine McNiff Related Links World Cup Through the Years World Cup Winners All-Time World Cup LeadersAll-…Trending
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