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Brewer's: Catholic Relief
(See Catholic Association.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Catholic RentCatholic Majesty 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: Pepper-and-Salt
A light grey colour, especially applied to cloth for dresses. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Peppercorn RentPepper Gate A B C D E F G H I J K L…Brewer's: Peppy Bap
A large erratic boulder, east of Leith. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Per SaltumPeppercorn Rent A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T…Movies and Film: Distribution
DistributionMovies and FilmFilm Financing, Production, and DistributionProduction, Distribution, ExhibitionDistributionExhibition(ists)Stars' BucksIndependent Films TodayForeign FilmsSome Films About…Brewer's: Catholic Roll
(The). A document which each Roman Catholic was obliged to swear to on taking his seat as a Member of Parliament. It was abolished, and a single oath prescribed to all members by the 29,…Brewer's: Farmers
A farmer ought to make four rents in order to live: one for rent, one for labour, one for stock, and one for himself. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Fee-penny
A fine for money overdue. Sir Thomas Gresham often wrote for money “in order to save the fee-penny.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Fee SimpleFee-farm-…Brewer's: Fee
Anglo-Saxon feoh, cattle, goods, money. So in Latin, pecunia, from pecus, cattle. Capital is capita, heads [of cattle], and chattels is a mere variant. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: Drives fat Oxen
(Who). Brook, in his Gustavus Vasa, says: “Who rules o'er freemen should himself be free,” which Dr. Johnson parodied thus: “Who drives fat oxen should himself be fat.” (Boswell's Life,…Brewer's: Driving Pigs
He is driving pigs, or driving pigs to market—i.e. snoring like pigs, whose grunt resembles the snore of a sleeper. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Droit d'…Trending
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