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Bristol, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Bristol. 1 Industrial city (2020 pop. 60,833), Hartford co., central Conn., on the Pequabuck River; settled 1727, inc. 1785. Its clock-…Brewer's: Uncircumcised in Heart and Ears
(Acts vii. 51). Obstinately deaf and wilfully obdurate to the preaching of the apostle. Heathenish, and perversely so. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Princox
or Princocks. (Probably from prime and cock.) Capulet calls Tybalt a princox, or wilful spoilt boy. (Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Wilmington
invoked by Thomson in his Winter, is Sir Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, the first patron of our poet, and Speaker of the House of Commons…Brewer's: Peregrine Pickle
The hero of Smollett's novel so called. A savage, ungrateful spendthrift; fond of practical jokes to the annoyance of others, and suffering with evil temper the misfortunes brought on by…Brewer's: Heady
wilful; affecting the head, as “The wine or beer is heady.” (German, heftig, ardent, strong, self-willed.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Healing GoldHeads…Berkman & Goldman: The Court's Charge
Address of Harold A. Content, ...The VerdictThe Court's Charge GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY: It is with real sincerity that I express to you my appreciation of the patience that you have…Brewer's: Necked
A stiff-necked people. Obstinate and self-willed. In the Psalms we read, “Speak not with a stiff neck” (lxxv. 5); and in Jeremiah xvii. 23, “They obeyed not, but made their necks stiff;”…Brewer's: Mother Hubbard
The old lady whose whole time seems to have been devoted to her dog, who always kept her on the trot, and always made game of her. Her temper was proof against this wilfulness on the part…Underclassmen Who Declared for 1997 NFL Draft
Thirty-four players forfeited the remainder of their college eligibility and declared for the NFL draft in 1997. NFL teams drafted 25 underclassmen. Players listed in alphabetical order;…Trending
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