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Brewer's: Chevalier d'Industrie
A man who lives by his wits and calls himself a gentleman. “Denicheur de fauvettes, chevalier de l'ordre de l'industrie, qui va chercher quelque bon nid, quelque femme qui lui fasse sa…Brewer's: Deficit
(Madame). Marie Antoinette. So called because she was always demanding money of her ministers, and never had any. According to the Revolutionary song: La Boulangère a des ecus Qui ne lui…Brewer's: Geneva Bible
The English version in use prior to the present one; so called because it was originally printed at Geneva (in 1560). Geneva Bible (The). The wine cup or beer pot. The pun is on Geneva…Brewer's: Apollo
The sun, the god of music. (Roman mythology.) Apollo's angry, and the heavens themselves Do strike at my injustice. Shakespeare: Winter's Tale , iii. 2. A perfect Apollo. A model of…2006
Since 1950, the Sidney Hillman Foundation has recognized journalists, writers, and public figures who pursue social injustice and public policy for the common good. Book Robert Kuttner, The…Fencing 2008
Event Foil (Individual, Men) Benjamin Kleibrink, Germany Yuki Ota, Japan Salvatore Sanzo,…2000-01 Boxing Flyweights <span class="rm" >(112 lbs)</span>
Date Winner Loser Result Title Site Nov. 10 Irene Pacheco Masibulele Makepula Wm 12 IBF Las Vegas Dec. 15 Fernando Montiel Isidro Garcia KO 7 WBO…Brewer's: Pepper
To pepper one well. To give one a good basting or thrashing. To take pepper i' the nose. To take offence. The French have a similar locution, “La moutarde lui monte au nez.” “Take you…2001 Professional Baseball Season Recap
Desert Reign The 2001 baseball season had it all - power hitting, power pitching, dominant teams and doormats, hall-of-famers retiring, top-notch rookies coming in to replace them, and of course,…Welterweight
1892–94 Mysterious Billy Smith1894–96 Tommy Ryan1896 Kid McCoy11896– 1900 Mysterious Billy Smith1900 Rube Ferns1900–01 Matty Matthews1901 Ruby Ferns1901–04 Joe Walcott1904 Dixie Kid11904–06…Trending
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