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(Encyclopedia) paper, thin, flat sheet or tissue made usually from plant fiber but also from rags and other fibrous materials. It is used principally for printing and writing on but has many other…United States Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of US GovernmentDate of Information: 7/07/2022[1] and [2] Pres. Joseph BIDEN Vice Pres. Kamala HARRIS Sec. of State Anthony BLINKEN Sec. of the…1992 Canoe Slalom Medalists
MEN Event Score Kayak 1 Pierpaolo Ferrazzi, ITA 106.89 Sylvain Curinier, FRA 107.06 Jochen Lettmann, GER 108.52 Canadian 1 Lukas Pollert, CZE 113.69…Brewer's: Haveril
(3 syl.). A simpleton, April-fool. (French, poisson d' Avril; Icelandic, gifr, foolish talk; Scotch, haver, to talk nonsense.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Poisoners
(Secret). (1) Locusta, a woman of ancient Rome, who was employed by the Empress Agrippina to poison her husband Claudius. Nero employed the same woman to poison Britannicus and others. (2…Brewer's: April Fool
Called in France un poisson d'Avril (q.v.), and in Scotland a gowk (cuckoo). In Hindustan similar tricks are played at the Huli Festival (March 31st). So that it cannot refer to the…Brewer's: Rose
Sir John Mandeville says- A Jewish maid of Bethlehem (whom Southey names Zillah) was beloved by one Hamuel, a brutish sot. Zillah rejected his suit, and Hamuel vowed vengeance. He gave out…Lightweight
1869–99 Kid Lavigne1899– 1902 Frank Erne1902–08 Joe Gans1908–10 Battling Nelson1910–12 Ad Wolgast1912–14 Willie Ritchie1914–17 Freddy Welsh1917–25 Benny Leonard11925 Jimmy Goodrich1925–26…Brewer's: Poke
A bag, pouch, or sack. Poke A lazy person, a loafer, a dawdler. Poke To thrust or push against; to thrust or butt with the horns. Also to busy oneself without any definite object. “…Brewer's: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: P
E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 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 P P.C P., P.P., P.P.P P.P.C P.S P's and Q's Pabana Pacific Ocean Packing a Jury…Trending
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