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Brewer's: Kettledrum
A large social party, originally applied to a military party in India, where drum-heads served for tables. On Tweedside it signifies a “social party,” met together to take tea from the…Brewer's: Take Mourning
(To). Attending church the Sunday after a funeral. It is the custom, especially in the northern counties, for all the mourners, and sometimes the bearers also, to sit in a specific pew all…Brewer's: Valorem
Ad valorem. A sliding scale of duty on excisable articles, regulated according to their market value. Thus, tea at 4s. per pound would pay more duty than tea at 2s. per pound. Source:…Brewer's: Hush-money
Money given to a person who knows a secret to keep him from mentioning it. A bribe for silence or “hushing” a matter up. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Sri Lanka Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Sri Lanka Index: People Government Political Conditions Foreign Relations PEOPLEThe actual origins of the Sinhalese are shrouded in myth. Most believe…Asian Food Primer: Tibetan Food
by David Johnson Asian Foods Guide Common ingredients and popular dishes of various cultures. IntroductionEast Asia ChinaJapanKoreaMongoliaTibet Pacific Region FijiHawaiiPapua New…Brewer's: Ad valorem
Ad valo′rem According to the price charged. Some custom duties vary according to the different values of the goods imported. Thus, at one time teas paid duty ad valorem, the high-priced tea…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: October 28, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark October 27, 1805October 29, 1805October 28, 1805 October 28th Monday 1805 a windey morning loaded our Canoes and Set out at 9 oClock a m 3…Brewer's: Box Harry
(To ), among commercial travellers, is to shirk the table d'hôte and take something substantial for tea, in order to save expense. Halliwell says, “to take care after having been…Brewer's: Brickdusts
The 53rd Foot; so called from the brickdust-red colour of their facings. Also called Five-and-thre'pennies, a play on the number and daily pay of the ensigns. Now called the 1st battalion…Trending
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