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Brewer's: Lightning Rod
(A). (See Lightning Conductor.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LiguoriansLightning Proof A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W…Brewer's: Kiss the Rod
(To). To submit to punishment or misfortune meekly and without murmuring. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Kiss behind the Garden GateKiss the Mistress A B…Brewer's: Wishing-rod
(The) of the Nibelungs was of pure gold. Whoever had it could keep the whole world in subjection. It belonged to Siegfried, but when the “Nibelung…Brewer's: Rod-men
Anglers, who use line and fishing-rod. “You will be nearly sure to meet one or two old rod-men sipping their toddy there.” —J. K. Jennue Three Men in a Boat, chap. xvii. Source:…Brewer's: Rod in Pickle
(A). A scolding in store. The rod is laid in pickle to keep it ready for use. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894RoderickRod-men A B C D E F G H I J K…Rod Steiger Biography
Rod Steiger(Rodney Steiger)actorBorn: 4/14/1925Birthplace: Westhampton, New York A heavy-set, compelling actor, Steiger began his career on the stage and broke into movies in the 1950s. He was…Rod Steiger 2002 Deaths
Rod SteigerAge: 77 versatile, compelling character actor who won a Best Actor Oscar for his role as a Southern sheriff in 1968's In the Heat of the Night. An actor who totally immersed…Rod Paige, 2004 News
U.S. secretary of education, stunned members of the National Education Association, the country's largest teachers union, when he compared it to a “terrorist organization.” The union…cam, mechanical device
(Encyclopedia) cam, mechanical device for converting a rotating motion into a reciprocating, or back-and-forth, motion, or for changing a simple motion into a complex one. A simple form of cam is a…rivet
(Encyclopedia) rivet, headed metal pin or bolt whose shaft is passed through holes in two or more pieces of metal, wood, plastic, or other material in order to unite them by forming the plain end…Trending
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