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Brewer's: Magnetic Mountain
A mountain which drew out all the nails of any ship that approached within its magnetic influence. The ship in which Prince Agib sailed fell to pieces when wind-driven towards it. (Arabian…Brewer's: Shivering Mountain
Mam Tor, a hill on the Peak of Derbyshire; so called from the waste of its mass by “shivering”- that is, breaking away in “shivers” or small pieces. This shivering has been going on for…Brewer's: Man-Mountain
or Quinbus Flestrin. So Gulliver was called Lilliput. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Man ProposesMan ... Monkey A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…Brewer's: Mountain Ash
(The), or “Rowantree,” botanically called Pyrus aucuparia, which does not belong to the same family of plants as the fraxinus, or Common Ash. The Mountain Ash is icosandria, but the Common…Brewer's: Mountain-dew
Whisky. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Mountains of Mole-hillsMountain Ash A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…Brewer's: Delectable Mountains
(The), in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, are a range of mountains from which the “Celestial City” may be seen. They are in Immanuel's land, and are covered with sheep, for which Immanuel had…Brewer's: Emperor of the Mountains
king of the woods, and lord of the highways from Florence to Naples. A title assumed by Peter the Calabrian, a famous bandit-chief (1812). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Mountain West Conference
ConferenceOverallTeamWLPctWLPct*UNLV104.714238.742*Utah104.714239.719†New Mexico95.6431814.563Colorado St.86.5711912.613Wyoming86.5711912.613†Brigham Young77.5002211.667Air Force410.286820.…How High is a Mountain?
The Question: How high must a mountain be to be technically considered a "mountain"? The Answer: According to our dictionary, a mountain is "a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising…The Longest Mountain Range
The Question: What is the longest mountain range in the world? The Answer: The Andes Mountains, which stretch more than 5000 miles through seven South American countries, form the longest…Trending
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