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Brewer's: Pig-back
Picka-back or a-Pigger-back, does not mean as a pig is carried by a butcher, but as a piga or child is carried. It should be written apiggaback. A butcher carries a pig head downwards,…Brewer's: Small-back
Death. So called because he is usually drawn as a skeleton. “Small-back must lead down the dance with us all in our time.” —Sir Walter Scott. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Strong-back
One of Fortunio's servants. He was so strong he could carry any weight upon his back without difficulty. (Grimm's Goblins, Fortunio.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Looking Back
Unlucky. This arose from Lot's wife, who looked back towards Sodom and was turned to a pillar of salt (Genesis xix. 26). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Superpower Takes a Back Seat
1999 News of the Nation The four days of air strikes against Iraq in Dec. 1998, an international P.R. disaster for the U.S. and Britain, were followed by a low-profile war of attrition, in which…Tori Amos: To Venus and Back
To Venus and BackAtlantic What was initially envisioned as a small-scale project turned into a big one when Tori Amos was struck by inspiration in the midst of assembling some b-sides and…Major League: Back to the Minors
Director/Writer:John WarrenDirector of Photography:Tim SuhrstedtEditors:O. Nicholas Brown and Bryan H. CarrollMusic:Robert FolkProduction Designer:David CrankProducer:James G. RobinsonWarner…Joe DiMaggio: A Look Back
by John Gettings This picture of Joe DiMaggio was taken in 1941, five years after he left his job at an orange juice company to sign with the N.Y.…Brewer's: A-pigga-back
(See Pig-Back .) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894ApisApicius A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…Brewer's: Back-stair Influence
Private or unrecognised influence. It was customary to build royal palaces with a staircase for state visitors, and another for those who sought the sovereign upon private matters. If any…Trending
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