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Brewer's: Bread-basket
(One's ). The stomach. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Bread and CheeseBread 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: Nip in the Bud
Destroy before it has developed. “Nip sin in the bud;” Latin, “Obsta principiis,” “Venienti occurite morbo.” “Resist beginnings.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer…Brewer's: Rabbit
A Welsh rabbit. Toasted cheese, or rather bread and cheese toasted together. (Qy. “rare-bit.”) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894RabelaisRabbi Bar-Cochba A B…Brewer's: Welsh Rabbit
Cheese melted and spread over buttered toast. The word rabbit is a corruption of rare-bit. The Welshman he loved toasted cheese, Which made…Brewer's: Artotyrites
(4 syl.). Certain heretics from among the Montanists; so called because they used bread and cheese in the Eucharist. They admitted women to the priesthood. (Greek, artos, barley-bread, and…Brewer's: King's Hanoverian White Horse
(The). The 8th Foot; called the “King's Hanoverian” for their service against the Pretender in 1715, and called the “White Horse” from their badge; now called the “Liverpool Regiment.”…Brewer's: King's Quhair
King's book (James I.). “Cahier” is a copybook. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894King's Cheese goes half in ParingKing's Picture A B C D E F G H I J…Brewer's: Hullabaloo
Uproar. Irish pullalue, a coronach or crying together at funerals. (See Hurly-Burly.) “All this the poor ould creathure set up such a pullalue, that she brought the seven parishes about…Brewer's: Cheek by Jowl
In intimate confabulation; tête-á-tête. Cheek is the Anglo-Saxon ceca, céac-bán, cheek-bone; and jowl is the Anglo-Saxon ceole (the jaw); Irish, gial. “Ill go with thee, cheek by jowl.” —…Brewer's: Nipperkin
(A). A small wine and beer measure. Now called a “nip.” His hawk-economy won't thank him for't Which stops his petty nipperkin of port. PeterPindar: Hair Powder. Source: Dictionary of…Trending
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