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Brewer's: Red Book of the Exchequer

(The). Liber Rubens Scaccarii in the Record Office. It was compiled in the reign of Henry III. (1246), and contains the returns of the tenants in capitc in 1166, who certify how many…

Brewer's: Red Hand of Ulster

In an ancient expedition to Ireland, it was given out that whoever first touched the shore should possess the territory which he touched; O'Neill, seeing another boat likely to outstrip…

Brewer's: Red-laced Jacket

Giving a man a red-laced jacket. Military slang for giving a soldier a flogging. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Red LandRed Kettle A B C D E F G H I…

Brewer's: Red-lattice Phrases

Pot-house talk. Red-lattice at the doors and windows was formerly the sign that an alehouse was duly licensed; hence our chequers. In some cases “lattice” has been converted into lettuce,…

Brewer's: Red-letter Day

A lucky day; a day to be recalled with delight. In almanacks, saints' days and holidays are printed in red ink, other days in black. “That day, ... writes the doctor, was truly a red-…

Brewer's: Red Rose Knight

(The) Tom Thumb or Tom-a-lin. Richard Johnson, in 1597, published a “history of this ever-renowned soldier, the Red Rose Knight, surnamed the Boast of England. ...” Source: Dictionary of…

Brewer's: Little Red Ridinghood

This nursery tale is, with slight alterations, common to Sweden, Germany, and France. It comes to us from the French, called Le Petit Chaperon Rouge, in Charles Perrault's Contes des Temps…

Redding, CA Census Data

People QuickFactsReddingCaliforniaPopulation, 2003 estimate 87,57935,484,453Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 8.0%4.8%Population, 2000 80,86533,871,648Population,…

Redding, CA Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population80,865100.0SEX AND AGEMale38,75047.9Female42,11552.1Under 5 years5,3316.65 to 9 years5,8657.310 to 14 years6,1967.715 to 19 years6,2967.820 to 24 years5,2626.525 to…

Redding, CA Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over62,334100.0In labor force36,61858.7Civilian labor force36,58158.7Employed33,74754.1Unemployed2,8344.5Percent of civilian labor force7.7…