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Brewer's: Captain Cauf's Tail

The commander-in-chief of the mummers of Plough Monday. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Captain Copperthorne's CrewCaptain A B C D E F G H I J K L…

Brewer's: Captain Copperthorne's Crew

All masters and no men. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Captain PoddCaptain Cauf's Tail A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W…

Brewer's: Anne's Great Captain

The Duke of Marlborough (1650–1722). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Annie LaurieAnne's Fan A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V…

Smith, Thomas, Captain

(Encyclopedia) Smith, Thomas, Captain, American painter, active in New England from 1675 to 1690. Smith introduced baroque painting techniques into American art. He made use of chiaroscuro technique…

Beckenbauer, Franz Anton

(Encyclopedia) Beckenbauer, Franz Anton, 1945–, German soccer player nicknamed der Kaiser. The only person to win the World Cup as both player-captain (1974) and coach (1990), he began his career at…

Chauncey Judd: Captain John Wooster's

Dayton's Den Tobiah and Rachel Captain John Wooster's John Wooster, or Captain John, as he was most frequently called, was one of the five brothers already named, viz., David, Henry,…

Weyler y Nicolau, Valeriano

(Encyclopedia) Weyler y Nicolau, ValerianoWeyler y Nicolau, Valerianovälāryäˈnō wāˈlĕr ē nēkōläˈ&oomacr; [key], 1838–1930, Spanish general. His early career was spent in Santo Domingo and Cuba,…

Bidkar

(Encyclopedia) Bidkar, in the Bible, captain under Ahab and Jehu.

O'Donojú, Juan

(Encyclopedia) O'Donojú, JuanO'Donojú, Juanhwän ōᵺōnōh&oomacr;ˈ [key], d. 1821, Spanish colonial administrator. He distinguished himself in the army and became captain general of Andalusia. Sent…

Kirby, Jack

(Encyclopedia) Kirby, Jack, 1917–94, American comic-book artist famous for the strongly drawn, brilliantly colored, and surprisingly human superheroes and villains he created or co-created, b. New…