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Rod Shoate Biography
Rod ShoateAge: 46 three-time All-American linebacker at Oklahoma in the 1970s; seventh in Heisman voting and a Lombardi Award finalist in 1974; played in the USFL and with New England in the…Rod Milburn Biography
Rod MilburnAge: 47 won a gold medal in the 110-meter hurdles at the 1972 Munich Olympics; a track star at Southern University, Milburn went unbeaten in 27 consecutive finals the year before…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…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: Black Rod
i.e. “Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod,” so called from his staff of office- a black wand surmounted by a lion. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Black Rood…Brewer's: Moses' Rod
So the divining-rod was usually called. The divining-rod was employed to discover water or mineral treasure. In Blackwood's Magazine (May, 1850) we are told that nobody sinks a well in…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: Divining Rod
A forked branch of hazel, suspended by the two prongs between the balls of the thumbs. The inclination of the rod indicates the presence of water-springs, precious metal, and anything else…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…Trending
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