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Brewer's: Land of Bondage
Egypt was so called by the Jews, who were bondsmen there to the Pharaohs “who knew not Joseph.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Land of CakesLand of Beulah…Brewer's: Land of Cakes
Scotland, famous for its oatmeal cakes. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Land of MyrrhLand of Bondage A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…Brewer's: Land-damn
A corruption of landan (to rate or reprove severely). According to Dean Milles the word is still used in Gloucestershire. “You are abused ... would I knew the villain, I would land-damn…Brewer's: Land-loupers
Persons who fly the country for crime or debt. Louper, loper, loafer, and luffer are varieties of the German läufer, a vagrant, a runner. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Land-lubber
An awkward or inexpert sailor on board ship. (Lubber, the Welsh llob, a dunce.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Land of BeulahLand-loupers A B C D E F…Brewer's: Land of Myrrh
Azab or Saba. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Land of NodLand of Cakes 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: Land of Nod
(The). To go to the land of Nod is to go to bed. There are many similar puns and more in French than in English. Of course, the reference is to Gen. iv. 16, “Cain went ... and dwelt in the…Brewer's: Land of Promise
Canaan, the land which God promised to give to Abraham for his obedience. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Land of ShadowsLand of Nod A B C D E F G H…Brewer's: Land of Shadows
(Gone to the). Fallen asleep. Shadows = dreams, or shadows of realities. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Land of Stars and StripesLand of Promise A B C D…Brewer's: Lantern-Land
The land of literary charlatans, whose inhabitants are graduates in arts, doctors, professors, prelates, and so on. (Rabelais: Pantagruel, v. 33.) (See City Of Lanterns) Source:…Trending
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