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Brewer's: Gombeen Man
(The). A tallyman; a village usurer; a money-lender. The word is of Irish extraction. “They suppose that the tenants can have no other supply of capital than from the gombeen man.” —…Brewer's: Emergency Man
(An). One engaged for some special service, as in Irish evictions. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894EmeuteEmergency A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…Brewer's: Nab-man
A sheriff's officer. (See Nab.) “Old Dornton has sent the nabman after him at last.” —Sir W. Scott: Guy Mannering (dramatised by Terry, ii. 3). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E…Odd Man Out
ABCFriday 9:30–10:00 p.m.; canceledCast:Erik von Detten, Markie Post, Jessica Capshaw Fifteen-year-old South Beach teenager (von Detten) knows just about all there is to know about women —…Method Man & Redman
Blackout! Island/Def Jam They scored big in 1995 with the cannabis-loving collaboration “How High,” and now two of hip-hop's certified superstars have teamed up again for a full album's worth of…The Man Who Wasn't There
Director:Joel CoenWriters:Joel and Ethan CoenUSA Films; R; 112 minutesRelease:11/01Cast:Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco Tell it to the media execs: A large part of…The Man Who Cried
Director/Writer:Sally PotterUniversal Focus; R; 100 minutesRelease:5/01Cast:Christina Ricci, Johnny Depp, Cate Blanchett A breathtaking World War II epic with a top-notch cast that touches…One Man Shows
Still tired from a night of partying in anticipation of the season's final race, thousands of Formula One racing fans in Finland mobbed around televisions at 6 a.m. to catch a glimpse of…Stephen Wilcox
Stephen Wilcox Born: 1830 Water tube steam boiler—Babcock and WilcoxThomas Edison once proclaimed it to be “…the best boiler God has permitted man yet to make.” Even today, nearly half of the…Mazepa, Ivan
(Encyclopedia) Mazepa, IvanMazepa, Ivanēvänˈ məzyāˈpə [key], c.1640–1709, Cossack hetman [leader] in the Russian Ukraine. He was made hetman (1687) on the insistence of Prince Gallitzin, adviser to…Trending
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