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Brewer's: Cotereaux
(French). Cut-throats. The King of England, irritated at the rising in Brittany in the twelfth century, sent the Brabancons (q.v. ) to ravage the lands of Raoul de Fourgères. These cut-…Brewer's: Sal Prunella
A mixture of refined nitre and soda for sore throats. Prunella is a corruption of Brunelle, in French scl de brunelle, from the German breune (a sore throat), braune (the quinsy). Source…Life-Saving Skills Summary
Life-Saving Skills SummarySkillAdult(9 years and older)Child(1 to 8 years)Infant(birth to 1 year)Rescue breathing(used when victim is not breathing)Give 1 slow breath about every 5 seconds;…Brewer's: Adam's Apple
The protuberance in the fore-part of a man's throat; so called from the superstition that a piece of the forbidden fruit which Adam ate stuck in his throat, and occasioned the swelling.…Brewer's: Devil's Tattoo
(The). Tapping on the table with one's finger a wearisome number of times; tapping on the floor with one's foot in a similar manner; repeating any sound with wearisome pertinacity, giving…Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, becoming a widow by the sudden death of King Hamlet, in less than two months after his death married his brother Claudius, which was…William Shakespeare: Titus Andronicus, Act III
Act IIIScene IRome. A streetEnter Judges, Senators and Tribunes, with Martius and Quintus, bound, passing on to the place of execution; Titus going before, pleadingTitus AndronicusHear me,…zebra
(Encyclopedia) zebra, herbivorous hoofed African mammal of the genus Equus, which also includes the horse and the ass. It is distinguished by its striking pattern of black or dark brown stripes…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, February 25, 1806
Day 1226 Day 1228 Lewis, February 25, 1806 Tuesday February 25th 1806. It continued to rain and blow so violently that there was no movement of the party today. the Indians left us in the…Brewer's: Devils
(in Dante's Divine Comedy): Alichino (The allurer.) Barbariccia. (The malicious.) Calcobrina. (The grace-scorner.) Caynazzo. (The snarler.) Ciriato Sannuto. (The tusked boar.)…Trending
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