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HurdlesEvent Time Date Set Location110 meters: World 12.91Colin Jackson, Great Britain Aug. 20, 1993 Stuttgart Olympic 12.95Allen Johnson, USAJuly 29, 1996Atlanta American 12.92Roger…

Brewer's: Allemand

“Une querelle d'Allemand,” a quarrel about nothing. We call pot valour “Dutch courage.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AllenAllan-a-Dale A B C D E F G…

Brewer's: Allestree

Richard Allestree, of Derby, was a noted almanac maker in Ben Jonson's time. A little more Would fetch all his astronomy from Allestree. Ben Jonson: Magnetic Lady, iv. 2 (1632). Source:…

Brewer's: Allworthy

in Fielding's Tom Jones, is designed for the author's friend, Ralph Allen, of Bristol. Let humble Allen, with an awkward shame, Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame. Pope:…