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Brewer's: Fire-eaters
Persons ready to quarrel for anything. The allusion is to the jugglers who “eat” flaming tow, pour melted lead down their throats, and hold red-hot metal between their teeth. Richardson,…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, April 9, 1805
Day 583 Day 585 Lewis, April 9, 1805 Tuesday April 9th Set out as early as it was possible to see this morning and proceed about five miles where we halted and took beakfas- the Indian man…Brewer's: Spirits
Inflammable liquors obtained by distillation. This is connected with the ancient notion of bottle-imps (q.v.), whence these liquors were largely used in the black arts. Spirits. There are…The Devil's Dictionary: S
by Ambrose Bierce RTSSABBATHSACERDOTALISTSACRAMENTSACREDSANDLOTTERSAFETY-CLUTCHSAINTSALACITYSALAMANDERSARCOPHAGUSSATANSATIETYSATIRESATYRSAUCESAWSCARABAEUSSCARABEESCARIFICATIONSCEPTERSCIMETARSCRAP-…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 9, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 8, 1805April 10, 1805April 9, 1805 Tuesday April 9th Set out as early as it was possible to see this morning and proceed about five miles…Anne Bradstreet: Fire
FireWhat is my worth (both ye) and all men know, In little time I can but little show, But what I am, let learned Grecians say What I can do well skil'd Mechanicks may; The benefit all living…Brewer's: Fairies
good and bad. AFREET or EFREET, one of the Jinn tribe, of which there are five. (See Story of the Second Calendar.) APPARITION. A ghost. ARIEL. (See Ariel.) BANSHEE or BENSHEE, an Irish…Lewis & Clark: From Fort Mandan to the Yellowstone
by NoahBrooks Winter among the MandansIn the Haunts of Grizzlies and BuffaloFrom Fort Mandan to the Yellowstone Up to this time, the expedition had passed through regions…From Fort Mandan to the Yellowstone
Chapter 6 Chapter 8 From Fort Mandan to the Yellowstone Up to this time, the expedition had passed through regions from which vague reports had been brought by the few white men…Words of Four Letters
Try the Find a Word: Crossword Search Aborigine: Borneo, DYAKAgave, ALOEAnimal: Footless, APODAnt: White, ANAI, ANAYAntelope: African, ASSE, BISA, GUIB, KOBA, KUDU, ORYX, POKU, PUKU, TOPI,…Trending
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