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Winter Olympics: Ski Jumping
Once a popular attraction at ski carnivals by Beth Rowen Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards Related Links 2014 Winter Olympics Ski Jumping Through the YearsEncyclopedia: Ski JumpingMemorable…Brewer's: Admiral
corruption of Amir-al. Milton, speaking of Satan, says: His spear (to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some tall amiral, were but a wand) He walked…Brewer's: Hurrah'
the Hebrew . Our “Old Hundredth Psalm” begins with “Shout joyfully [hurrah] to Jehovah!” The word is also of not uncommon occurrence in other psalms. See Notes and Queries, October 16th,…Brewer's: Husband
is the house farmer. Bonde is Norwegian for a “farmer,” hence bondë-by (a village where farmers dwell); and hus means “house.” Hus-band-man is the man-of-the-house farmer. The husband,…Brewer's: Thousand
Everyone knows that a dozen may be either twelve or thirteen, a score either twenty or twenty-one, a hundred either one hundred or one hundred and twenty, and a thousand either one…2018 Winter Olympics: Cross-Country Skiing
The sport of the Vikings Source: AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky Related Links 2018 Winter Olympics Cross-Country Through the Years Encyclopedia: Skiing Memorable Moments…Words of Three Letters
Try the Find a Word: Crossword Search Adherent, ISTAgain, BISAge, ERAAntelope: African, GNU, KOBApricot: Japanese, UMEArticle (German), DAS, DEM, DEN, DER, DES, DIE, EIN (French), LES, UNE (…Brewer's: Bonfire
Ignis ossium. The Athenæum shows that the word means a fire made of bones; one quotation runs thus, “In the worship of St. John, the people ... made three manner of fires: one was of clean…Brewer's: Rifle
is from the German reifeln (to hollow into tubes). In 1851 the French minié rifle was partially supplied to the British army. In 1853 it was superseded by the Enfield rifle, which has…HIV/AIDS: Where Did HIV Come From?
Where Did HIV Come From?HIV/AIDSIntroductionThe Birth of a DiseaseFrom Epidemic to PandemicWhere Did HIV Come From?Diagnosis & Anti-HIV TherapyVaccination & Natural ResistanceLessons Learned…Trending
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