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Brewer's: Painter
The rope which binds a ship's boat to the ship. (Latin, panthera; French, pantière, a drag-net; panteur, a stretcher.) I'll cut your painter for you. I'll send you to the right about in…Brewer's: Loose Fish
(A). A dissipated man. We also speak of a “queer fish,” and the word “fishy” means of very doubtful character. A loose fish is one that has made its way out of the net; and applied to man…Brewer's: Morther
Well, Mor, where have you been this long while? (Norfolk). I'sy, Mor, come hither! (Norfolk). Mor or Morther means a lass, a wench. It is the Dutch moer (a woman). In Norfolk they call a…Korea, South Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members
Info Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsDate of Information: 8/17/2022[source] The spellings of names of South Korean officials have been changed to reflect widely…National Income by Type
(in billions of dollars)Type of income193019401950196019701980199019952000200120022003National income$83.1$91.2$264.4$474.9$930.9$2439.3$5089.1$6453.9$8795.2$8981.2$9290.8$9707.8Compensation of…nucleosynthesis
(Encyclopedia) nucleosynthesis or nucleogenesis, in astronomy, production of all the chemical elements from the simplest element, hydrogen, by thermonuclear reactions within stars, supernovas, and in…The Top Ten: Fiction's Wealthiest
Wealthiest Fictional Characters This list—entirely subjective—bases the wealth of the characters on world events (Daddy Warbucks has clearly benefited from the wars in Iraq and…Everest Trivia
Amaze your climbing friends! Stump the Sherpas! Little known facts about Everest by Borgna Brunner A view of Everest from Dudh Kosi, the highest river in the world. (Source: Nelson Chenkin)…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, November 21, 1805
Day 1021 Day 1023 Clark, November 21, 1805 Thursday November 21st 1805 a cloudy morning most of the Chinnooks leave our Camp and return home, great numbers of the dark brant passing to the…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 18, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 17, 1805August 19, 1805August 18, 1805 Sunday August 18th 1805. This morning while Capt Clark was busily engaged in preparing for his…Trending
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