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Brewer's: Wats Dyke
(Flintshire). A corruption of Wato's Dyke. Wato was the father of Weland, the Vulcan of Northern mythology, and the son of King Vilkinr by a mermaid.…Brewer's: Devil's Dyke
(The). A ravine in the South Downs, Brighton. The legend is, that St. Cuthman, walking on the downs, plumed himself on having Christianised the surrounding country, and having built a…Brewer's: Fill-dyke
The month of February, when the rain and melted snow fills the ditches to overflowing. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894FilletFilioque Controversy A B C D…Brewer's: Grahame's Dyke
The Roman wall between the friths of the Clyde and Forth, so called from the first person who leaped over it after the Romans left Britain. “This wall defended the Britons for a time, but…Brewer's: Grim's Dyke
or Devil's Dyke (Anglo-Saxon, grima, a goblin or demon). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894GrimwigGrimsby A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…Powys
(Encyclopedia) PowysPowyspōˈĭs [key], county, 2,009 sq mi (5,204 sq km), E central Wales. The terrain is a network of lowlands, highlands, and connecting plateaus. Agriculture is economically…Dick Van Dyke Biography
Dick Van DykeactorBorn: 12/13/1925Birthplace: West Plains, Missouri Emmy Award-winning television, film and stage actor best known for his portrayal of Rob Petrie, the lanky, bumbling comedy writer…Herefordshire
(Encyclopedia) Herefordshire, county, 842 sq mi (2,181 sq km), W central England, on the Welsh border; adminstratively, it is a unitary authority (since 1998). Herefordshire has an undulating terrain…Reiner, Carl
(Encyclopedia) Reiner, Carl, 1922-2020, American comedian, television producer, actor, and film director, b. Bronx, N.Y. The son of a watchmaker,…Moore, Mary Tyler
(Encyclopedia) Moore, Mary Tyler, 1936–2017, American actress, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Although she began her career as a dancer, Moore's success blossomed with her roles on television, first in small…Trending
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