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Brewer's: Board School (A)

An undenominational elementary school managed by a School Board, and supported by a parliamentary grant collected by a rate. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Brewer's: Foreible Feeble School

(See Feeble.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894FordForbidden Fruit 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 Related…

Brewer's: Old Port School

Old-fashioned clergymen, who stick to Church and State, old port and “orthodoxy.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Old ReekyOld Noll's Fiddler A B C D E…

Brewer's: Leg of Mutton School

(The). So Eckhart called those authors who lauded their patrons in prose or verse, under the hope of gaining a commission, a living, or, at the very least, a dinner for their pains.…

Age of U.S. Public Schools

The Question: On average, how old are the public schools in the United States? The Answer: As of 2010, according to National Center for Education…

Brewer's: Italic School of Philosophy

The Pythagorean, so called because Pythagoras taught in Italy. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Italic VersionItalian of Asia A B C D E F G H I J K…

High School and College Graduates

Find the number of high school and college graduates in the United States.   High school College1 School year Men Women Total2 Men Women Total 1899–1900 38,000…

Number of U.S. Public Schools

The Question: What is the total number of public schools in the 50 states? The Answer: According to the National Center for Education…

Brewer's: Silver Fork School

Those novelists who are sticklers for etiquette and the graces of society, such as Theodore Hook, Lady Blessington, Mrs. Trollope, and Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton (Lord Lytton). Source:…