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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 19, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 18, 1806June 20, 1806June 19, 1806 Thursday June 19th 1806. Our hunters were out very early this morning, they returned before noon with one…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, July 26, 1806
Day 1557 Day 1559 Clark, July 26, 1806 Saturday 26th July 1806. Set out this morning very early proceeded on Passed Creeks very well. the Current of the river reagulilarly Swift much…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, July 30, 1806
Day 1561 Day 1563 Clark, July 30, 1806 Friday 30th July 1806 Set out early this morning at 12 miles arived at the Commencement of Shoals the Chanel on the Stard Side near a high bluff.…Brewer's: Dobbin
A steady old horse, a child's horse. Dobby, a silly old man. Dobbies, house-elves similar to brownies. All these are one and the same word. The dobbies lived in the house, were very thin…Brewer's: Cock-a-hoop
or Cock-a-houp. To sit cock-a-houp. Boastful, defiant, like a game cock with his houpe or crest erect; eagerly expectant. (French, coq à huppe.) And having routed a whole troop, With…Brewer's: Near Side
and Off Side. Left side and right side. “Near wheel” means that to the coachman's left hand; and “near horse” (in a pair) means that to the left hand of the driver. In a four-in-hand the…Brewer's: Wales
The older form in Wealhas (plural of Wealth), an Anglo-Saxon word denoting foreigners, and applied by them to the ancient Britons; hence, also…Zechariah: 3
Zechariah Chapter 3 1 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. 2 And the LORD said unto…Nahum: 2
Nahum Chapter 2 1 He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily. 2 For the LORD hath turned away the…Vacation Stories from our Readers
Unusual Vacation Stories Memorable vacation experiences submitted by our readers Well It Went To A Good Home We left Wyoming where we had bought a piece of blue leather that I was going to…