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Brewer's: Crakys of War
Cannons were so called in the reign of Edward III. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CramCraigmillar Castle A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q…Brewer's: Crescent City
(The). New Orleans, in Louisiana, U.S. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CrescitCrescent A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…Brewer's: Creticus
Metellus, the Roman general, was so called because he conquered Crete (Candia). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CretinismCrete A B C D E F G H I J…Brewer's: Crex
White bullace. (Dutch, kriecke, cherry; Latin, cerasum.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CribCretinism A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…Brewer's: Crikey
A profane oath; a perverted form of the word Christ. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CrillonCricket A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…Brewer's: Crimen læsæ Majestatis
(Latin). High treason. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CrimpCrillon 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: Cripple
A battered or bent sixpence; so called because it is hard to make it go. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CripplegateCringle A B C D E F G H I J K…Brewer's: Criterion
A standard to judge by. (Greek, krino, to judge.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CriticCrispin A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U…Brewer's: Crocodile's Eye
Hieroglyphic for the morning. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Crocodile's TearsCrocodile A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W…Brewer's: Cromwell
in the part of “Tactus.” (See Tactus.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CroneCromlech A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…