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Brewer's: Free

A free and easy. A social gathering where persons meet together without formality to chat and smoke. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Free BenchFre'a A B C…

Alfred Free

Alfred FreeBorn: 1913 COMPOSITION OF MATTER. Free revolutionized urinalysis by devising a dip-and-read test, CLINISTIX®, for detecting glucose in urine. Working at Miles Laboratories, he also…

Brewer's: Free Bench

(francus bancus). The widow's right to a copyhold. It is not a dower or gift, but a free right independent of the will of the husband. Called bench because, upon acceding to the estate,…

Brewer's: Free Coup

(in Scotland) means a piece of waste land where rubbish may be deposited free of charge. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Free LancesFree Bench A B C D E…

Brewer's: Free Lances

Roving companies of knights, etc., who wandered from place to place, after the Crusades, selling their services to anyone who would pay for them. In Italy they were termed Condottieri.…

Brewer's: Free Spirit

Brethren of the Free Spirit. A fanatical sect, between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries, diffused through Italy, France, and Germany. They claimed “freedom of spirit,” and based…

Brewer's: Free Trade

The Apostle of Free Trade. Richard Cobden (1804-65). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894FreebooterFree Spirit A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q…

Brewer's: Fancy-free

Not in love. “In maiden meditation fancy-free.” Shakespeare: Midsummer Night's Dream, ii. 2. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Fancy ManFancy A B C D E…

Brewer's: Scot-free

Tax-free, without payment. (See below.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Scot and LotScot A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W…

Free Throw Pct.

Free Throw Pct. GmFTAttPctMark Price, G.St70155171.906Terrell Brandon, Cle78268297.902Jeff Hornacek, Utah82293326.899Ricky Pierce, Char60139155.897Mario Elie, Hou78207231.896Reggie Miller,…