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Brewer's: Snails

have no sex, “chacun remissant les deux sexes.” (Anglo-Saxon, snægl.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Snake-StonesSnack A B C D E F G H I J K L…

Brewer's: Stork

a sacred bird, according to the Swedish legend received its name from flying round the cross of the crucified Redeemer, crying Styrka! styrka! (Strengthen! strengthen!). (See Christ, in…

gourd

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Wild balsam apple, Echinocystis Jobata, a member of the gourd family gourdgourdgôrd, g&oobreve;rd [key], common name for some members of the Cucurbitaceae, a family of…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 16, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 15, 1805July 17, 1805July 16, 1805 Tuesday July 16th 1805. We had a heavy dew last night sen one man back this morning for an ax that he…

Our Top Stories for the Week of July 4, 2022

It’s been a busy week, from many shifts in international politics to legal proceedings. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories of the week.  …

Down the Pacific Slope

Chapter 14 Chapter 16 Down the Pacific Slope The early days of October were spent in making preparations for the descent of the river,--the Kooskooskee. Here they made their…