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Brewer's: Duds
Old clothes, tattered garments (Gaelic, dud, a rag; Dutch, tod; Italian, tozzi). A dudder or dudsman is a scarecrow, or man of straw dressed in cast off garments to fray birds; also a…Brewer's: Cut out
Left in the lurch; superseded. In cards, when there are too many for a game (say whist), it is customary for the players to cut out after a [rubber], in order that another player may have…Brewer's: Tweeds
Checked cloths for trousers, etc. The origin of this name is supposed to have been a blunder for “tweels,” somewhat blotted and badly written in 1829. The Scotch manufacturer sent a…Brewer's: Walk
(in Hudibras) is Colonel Hewson, so called from Gayton's tract. To walk. This is a remarkable word. It comes from the Anglo-Saxon wealcan (to…Zechariah: 3
Zechariah Chapter 3 1 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. 2 And the LORD said unto…What is a P-Coat?
The Question: What does the "p" in p-coat stand for? The Answer: The name of these hip-length, double-breasted, wool military coats has been…Earthquake Safety
The Question: Please tell me what to do during an earthquake and what earthquake supplies to keep on hand. The Answer: The basic rules for…Poems: The Chimney Sweeper
by WilliamBlakeThe Little Girl FoundNurse's SongThe Chimney Sweeper A little black thing in the snow, Crying "weep! weep!" in notes of woe! "Where are thy father and mother? Say!"— "…2,000 Years of the Necktie: Did Romans Wear Ties?
Did Romans Wear Ties? by David Johnson Neckties Through the Ages Introduction210 B.C.China's First Emperor 113 A.D. Did Romans Wear Ties? 17th CenturyCroatian Cravats for the King of…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: November 14, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark November 13, 1805November 15, 1805November 14, 1805 Novr. 14th Thursday 1805 Rained last night without intermission and this morning the wind…Trending
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