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Redding, CA Demographic Statistics
NumberPercentTotal population80,865100.0SEX AND AGEMale38,75047.9Female42,11552.1Under 5 years5,3316.65 to 9 years5,8657.310 to 14 years6,1967.715 to 19 years6,2967.820 to 24 years5,2626.525 to…Brewer's: Cardinal's Red Hat
Some assert that Innocent IV. made the cardinals wear a red hat “in token of their being ready to lay down their life for the gospel.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Red Basque Cap
The cognisance of Don Carlos, pretender to the Spanish throne. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Red BookRed A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q…Brewer's: Red Book of the Exchequer
(The). Liber Rubens Scaccarii in the Record Office. It was compiled in the reign of Henry III. (1246), and contains the returns of the tenants in capitc in 1166, who certify how many…Brewer's: Red Hand of Ulster
In an ancient expedition to Ireland, it was given out that whoever first touched the shore should possess the territory which he touched; O'Neill, seeing another boat likely to outstrip…Brewer's: Red-laced Jacket
Giving a man a red-laced jacket. Military slang for giving a soldier a flogging. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Red LandRed Kettle A B C D E F G H I…Brewer's: Red-lattice Phrases
Pot-house talk. Red-lattice at the doors and windows was formerly the sign that an alehouse was duly licensed; hence our chequers. In some cases “lattice” has been converted into lettuce,…Brewer's: Red-letter Day
A lucky day; a day to be recalled with delight. In almanacks, saints' days and holidays are printed in red ink, other days in black. “That day, ... writes the doctor, was truly a red-…Brewer's: Red Rose Knight
(The) Tom Thumb or Tom-a-lin. Richard Johnson, in 1597, published a “history of this ever-renowned soldier, the Red Rose Knight, surnamed the Boast of England. ...” Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Thin Red Line
(The). The old 93rd Highlanders were so described at the battle of Balaclava by Dr. W. H. Russell, because they did not take the trouble to form into square. “Balaclava” is one of the…Trending
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