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Brewer's: Jew's-harp

called by Bacon jeutrompe, by Beaumont and Fletcher, jew-trump, by Hakluyt, jew's-harp. The best players on this instrument have been Koch, a Prussian soldier under Frederick the Great;…

Brewer's: Ruffe

(1 syl.). A game at cards, now called slamm; also playing a trump, when one cannot follow suit. “A swaggerer is one that plays at ruffre, from whence he took the denomination of ruffyn.” J…

income tax

(Encyclopedia) income tax, assessment levied upon individual or corporate incomes. Although personal incomes were occasionally taxed in medieval Italian cities, the income tax is essentially a modern…

July 2016: Police Shooting in Minnesota

World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of july 2016. 1. No Charges Filed for Hillary Clinton 2. Police…

July 2016: Verizon Buys Yahoo!

World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of July 2016. 1. No Charges Filed for Hillary Clinton 2. Police…