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Theodore RooseveltBorn: 10/27/1858Birthplace: New York City, N.Y. Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City on Oct. 27, 1858. A Harvard graduate, he was early interested in ranching, in…pearl, gem
(Encyclopedia) pearl, hard, rounded secretion formed inside the shell of certain mollusks, used as a gem. It is secreted by the epithelial cells of the mantle, a curtain of tissue between the shell…Brewer's: Louis Dix-huit
was nicknamed Des Huîtres, because he was a great gourmand, and especially fond of oysters. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LouisianaLouis A B C D E F…Brewer's: Rumping Dozen
A corruption of Rump and Dozen, meaning a rump of beef and a dozen of claret; or a rump steak and dozen oysters. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Ostracis'm
Oyster-shelling, black-balling, or expelling. Clisthenes gave the people of Attica the power of removing from the state, without making a definite charge, any leader of the people likely…Brewer's: Mother of Pearl
The inner iridescent layers of the shells of many bivalve molluses, especially that of the pearl oyster. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Mother of the…The Devil's Dictionary: O
by Ambrose Bierce…Brewer's: Broom
A broom is hung at the mast-head of ships about to be sold, to indicate that they are to be swept away. The idea is popularly taken from Admiral Tromp; but probably this allusion is more…Brewer's: Close as a Clam
A clam is a bivalve mollusca, which burrows in sand or mud. It is about the size of a florin, and may be eaten raw or fried like an oyster. Clams are gathered only when the tide is out.…crab
(Encyclopedia) crab, crustacean with an enlarged cephalothorax covered by a broad, flat shell called the carapace. Extending from the cephalothorax are the various appendages: five pairs of legs, the…Trending
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