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Brewer's: Feather One's Oar
(To.) To feather an oar is to turn the blade parallel with the surface of the water as the hands are moved forward for a fresh stroke. (The Greek pteron means both “an oar” and “a feather…Brewer's: Fiddlestick
In the Great German epic called The Nibelungen-Lied, this word is used six or eight times for a broadsword. His fiddlestick he grasped, `twas massy, broad, and long, As sharp as any razor…Brewer's: Laurel
The Greeks gave a wreath of laurels to the victor in the Pythian games, but the victor in the Olympic games had a wreath of wild olives, the victor in the Nemean games a wreath of green…Brewer's: Twangdillo
the fiddler, lost one leg and one eye by a stroke of lightning on the banks of the Ister. Yet still the merry bard without regret Bears his own ills, and with his sounding shell And comic…Brewer's: Bitter End
(The ). A outrance; with relentless hostility; also applied to affliction, as, “she bore it to the bitter end,” meaning to the last stroke of adverse fortune. “All Thy waves have gone over…Brewer's: Colophon
The end of a book. Colophon was a city of Ionia, the inhabitants of which were such excellent horsemen that they would turn the scale of battle to the side on which they fought; hence, the…Brewer's: Baker's Dozen
Thirteen for twelve. When a heavy penalty was inflicted for short weight, bakers used to give a surplus number of loaves, called the inbread, to avoid all risk of incurring the fine. The…Plants That Heal
For thousands of years, people from all corners of the globe have used herbs and plants to cure or prevent disease. There are several terms for this form of medicine: aromatherapy,…Brewer's: Shave
To shave a customer. Hotten says, when a master-draper sees anyone capable of being imposed upon enter his shop, he strokes his ohin, to signify to his assistant that the customer may be…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…Trending
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