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Brewer's: Gobbler
(A). A turkey-cock is so called from its cry. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894GobboGoats 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: Royal Arms
worn by a subject. (See Lane.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Royal GoatsRoy 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…Genesis: 30
Genesis Chapter 30 1 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. 2 And Jacob's anger was…Brewer's: Mohair
(Probably the Arabic mukhayyar, goat's-hair cloth.) It is the hair of the Angora goat, introduced into Spain by the Moors, and thence brought into Germany. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…Brewer's: Go without Saying
(To). Cela va sans dire. To be a self-evident fact; well understood or indisputable. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894GoatGo to the Wall A B C D E F G…Brewer's: Camlet
is not connected with the word camel; it is a fine cloth made of goats' hair, called Turkish yarn, and is from the Arabic word camlat, which Littré says is so called from seil el camel (…Brewer's: Gat-tooth
(g hard). Goat-tooth. (Anglo-Saxon, gæt.) Goat-toothed is having a lickerish tooth. Chaucer makes the wife of Bath say, “Gat-toothed I was, and that became me wele.” Source: Dictionary…Brewer's: Amalthea's Horn
The cornucopia or horn of plenty. The infant Zeus was fed with goats' milk by Amalthea, one of the daughters of Melisseus, King of Crete. Zeus, in gratitude, broke off one of the goat's…Brewer's: Ægis
Æ gis The shield of Jupiter made by Vulcan was so called, and symbolised “Divine protection.” The shield of Minerva was called an ægis also. The shield of Jupiter was covered with the skin…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, June 30, 1805
Day 748 Day 750 Lewis, June 30, 1805 Sunday June 30th 1805. We had a heavy dew this morning which is a remarkable event. Fraizer and Whitehouse still continue their opperation of sewing…Trending
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