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(Encyclopedia) AdullamAdullamədŭlˈəm [key], in the Bible, border town of Judah, SW of Jerusalem. David hid in the Cave of Adullam when he fled from Saul. From here three of his men went to get him…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 23, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 22, 1804May 24, 1804May 23, 1804 Wednesday May 23rd 8 Indians Kick. Came to Camp with meat we recved their pesents of 3 Deer & gave them…Brewer's: Bed-rock
American slang for one's last shilling. A miner's term, called in England the “stone-head,” and in America, the “Bed-rock,” the hard basis rock. When miners get to this bed the mine is…Rock Gets Wired
Consumers still flocked to record stores made of bricks and mortar to purchase these albums, but more and more they turned to the Internet for their musical needs. Amazon.com launched a music site…Brewer's: Kilmarth Rocks
(Scotland). A pile of stones towering 28 feet in height, and overhanging more than 12 feet, like the tower of Pisa (Italy). (See Cheesewring.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Lady of the Rock
(Our). A miraculous image of the Virgin found by the wayside between Salamanca and Ciudad Rodrigo in 1409. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Ladies' MileLady…Brewer's: Igneous Rocks
Those which have been produced by the agency of fire, as the granitic, the trappean, and the volcanic. (Latin, ignis, fire.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Inchcape Rock
Twelve miles from land, in the German Sea. It is dangerous for navigators, and therefore the abbot of Aberbrothok fixed a bell on a float, which gave notice to sailors of its whereabouts.…Brewer's: Aqueous Rocks
Rocks produced by the agency of water, such as bedded limestones, sandstones, and clays; in short, all the geological rocks which are arranged in layers or strata. Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Cyanean Rocks
(The). The Symplegades at the entrance of the Euxine Sea. Said to close together when a vessel attempted to sail between them, and thus crush it to pieces. Cyanean means dark, and…Trending
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