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Brewer's: Knights o' the Post
Persons who haunted the purlieus of the courts, ready to be hired for a bribe to swear anything; so called from their being always found waiting at the posts which the sheriffs set up…Brewer's: Knights of the Round Table
King Arthur's knights, so called from the large circular table round which they sat. The table was circular to prevent any heart-sore about precedency. The number of these knights is…Brewer's: Knights of St. Crispin
Shoemakers. Crispin Crispian was a shoe maker. (See Henry V., iv. 3.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Knights of St. PatrickKnights of Malta A B C D E F…Brewer's: Knights of St. Patrick
Instituted in 1783, in honour of the patron saint of Ireland. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Knights of the BagKnights of St. Crispin A B C D E F G…Brewer's: Cross-legged Knights
indicate that the person so represented died in the Christian faith. As crusaders were supposed so to do, they were generally represented on their tombs with crossed legs. “Sometimes the…Brewer's: Red Rose Knight
(The) Tom Thumb or Tom-a-lin. Richard Johnson, in 1597, published a “history of this ever-renowned soldier, the Red Rose Knight, surnamed the Boast of England. ...” Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Priest ... Knight
I would rather walk with Sir Priest than Sir Knight. I prefer peace to strife. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Priest of the Blue-bagPridwin A B C D E F…Rev. Ted Haggard, 2006 News
evangelical minister from Colorado, resigned as president of the National Association of Evangelicals in November, after Michael Jones, a gay escort, said he had a three-year affair with him…Ted POE, Congress, TX (1948)
POE Ted , a Representative from Texas; born in Temple, Bell County, Tex., September 10, 1948; B.A., Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Tex., 1970; J.D., University of Houston, Houston, Tex.,…Ted STRICKLAND, Congress, OH (1941)
STRICKLAND Ted , a Representative from Ohio; born in Lucasville, Scioto County, Ohio, August 4, 1941; B.A., Asbury College, Wilmore, Ky., 1963; M.A., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., 1966; M.…Trending
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