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Brewer's: Trulli
Female spirits noted for their kindness to men. (RandleHolms: Academy of Armory.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894TrumpTruepenny A B C D E F G H I J…2001-02 Men's IAAF Grand Prix Final Track & Field
Event Time 100 meters Tim Montgomery, USA 9.78 WR 400 meters Michael Blackwood, JAM 44.72 1500 meters Hicham El Guerrouj, MOR 3:29.27 3000 meters…Rushing Yards
AFCCarYdsTDShaun Alexander, Sea. vs. Oak. (11/11)352663Corey Dillon, Cin. vs. Det. (10/28)271842Priest Holmes, KC vs. SD (11/4)301811Dominic Rhodes*, Ind. vs Atl. (12/16)291772Shaun Alexander…Entertainment News from March 1997
Geoffrey Rush and Frances McDormandArchive Photos3Finally, a wise programming decision. ABC rebuffs Roseanne's request for a 10th season. The network cited high production costs and flagging…Entertainment News from June 1997
CatsArchive Photos1Broadway musicals Titanic and Chicago dominate the 1997 Tony Awards. Titanic captures five awards, including best musical and book of a musical. Chicago runs away with six…Entertainment News from July 1997
Bill CosbyArchive Photos1The New York Post reports that Microsoft is mulling over buying CBS. The software giant denies the rumor, saying such a purchase would jeopardize the company's…AFC Central
1999 NFL Preview AFC East • NFC East AFC Central • NFC Central AFC West • NFC West Jacksonville Jaguars - The Jags have the talent and the coaching to go all the way. Quarterback Mark Brunell…Brewer's: Hub
The nave of a wheel; a boss; also a skid. (Welsh, hob, a swelling, a protuberance; compare also a hwb.) The Americans call Boston, Massachusetts, “The hub [boss] of the solar system.” “…Brewer's: Chancery
The part of the Court occupied by the lawyers. To get a man's head into chancery is to get it under your arm, where you can pummel it as long as you like, and he cannot get it free…Literary Allusions
Boswell: James Boswell (1740–95) is best known for his 1791 book The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., considered by many to be the greatest English-language biography ever written. His name is…