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Brewer's: Whittle
(A). A knife. (Anglo-Saxon kwytel, a knife; hwat, sharp or keen.) “Walter de Aldeham holds land of the king in the More, in the county of…Baseball America Coach of the Year
Baseball America Coach of the Year Presented to the College Coach of the Year since 1981 by Baseball America. Multiple winners: Skip Bertman, Augie Garrido, Dave Snow and Gene Stephenson (2).…AFC: 98-99 Divisional Semifinals, Playoff Game Summaries
Broncos, 38-3 Miami (11-6) 0 3 0 0— 3 Denver (14-2) 14 7 3 14— 38 Date—Jan. 9. Att—75,729. Time—2:48. 1st Quarter: DEN—Terrell Davis 1-yd run (Jason Elam kick),…Brewer's: Ascension Day
or Holy Thursday. The day set apart by the Catholic and Anglican Church to commemorate the ascent of our Lord from earth to heaven. Formerly it was customary to beat the bounds of each…Brewer's: Birchin Lane
I must send you to Birchin Lane, i.e. whip you. The play is on birch (a rod). A suit in Birchin Lane. Birchin Lane was once famous for all sorts of apparel; references to second-hand…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Address To Edinburgh
by Robert Burns Song-Yon Wild Mossy MountainsAddress To A HaggisAddress To Edinburgh Edina! Scotia's darling seat! All hail thy palaces and tow'rs, Where once, beneath a…Brewer's: Manumit
To set free; properly “to send from one's hand” (e manu mittere). One of the Roman ways of freeing a slave was to take him before the chief magistrate and say, “I wish this man to be free…Brewer's: Mumbo Jumbo
A bogie or bugbear in the Mandingo towns of Africa. As the Kaffirs have many wives, it not unfrequently happens that the house becomes quite unbearable. In such a case, either the husband…Black Baseball Players
Notable African-American Baseball Players Satchel Paige Browse more African-American biographies by category: A-Z List Government Officials Civil Rights Leaders…Brewer's: Dulcimer
(Italian dolcimello), according to Bishop (Musical Dictionary, p. 45), is “a triangular chest strung with wires, which are struck with a little rod held in each hand;” but the word “…Trending
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