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Brewer's: Black as a Crow
(or as a raven ); “as a raven's wing;” as ink; as hell, i.e. hades (2 syl.), meaning death or the grave; as your hat, etc. (See Similes.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Crow's-Nest
(The), in a Greenlander's galley, is a small room constructed of staves, something like an empty cask. It is fitted up with seats and other conveniences, and here the person on watch…Brewer's: Cock-crow
The Hebrews divided the night into four watches: 1, The “beginning of the watches” or “even” (Lam. ii. 19); 2, “The middle watch” or “midnight” (Judg. vii. 19); 3, “The cock-crowing;” 4, “…Sheryl Crow Biography
Sheryl Crow musicianBorn: 2/11/1962Birthplace: Kennett, Missouri Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter known all-around musical expertise and for her edgy pop songs, such as âAll I Wanna…Cameron Crowe Biography
Cameron Crowedirector, screenwriterBorn: 7/13/1957Birthplace: Palm Springs, California Academy Award-winning film director and screenwriter whose early films, Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) and…Counting Crows Biography
Counting Crows rock band Rock band whose records include August and Everything After (1993), one of the bestselling…Russell Crowe Biography
Russell Crowe actorBorn: 4/7/1964Birthplace: New Zealand New Zealand-born actor best known in the U.S. for his starring roles in the Academy Award-winning film L.A. Confidential (1997) and the…Thorpe, Jim
(Encyclopedia) Thorpe, Jim (James Francis Thorpe), 1888–1953, American athlete, b. near Prague, Okla. Thorpe was probably the greatest all-round male athlete the United States has ever produced. His…nutcracker
(Encyclopedia) nutcracker, common name for a small crow of the genus Nucifraga in the family Corvidae (crow family). The Old World nutcracker (N. caryocatactes) is found throughout the colder regions…American Law
1788 The U.S. Constitution is formally ratified. 1791 The Bill of Rights is ratified. 1803 Marbury v. Madison is the first instance in which a law passed by Congress is declared…Trending
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