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(Encyclopedia) drill, tool used to create a hole, usually in some hard substance, by its rotary or hammering action. Many different tools make up the drill family. The awl is a pointed instrument…Zion, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) ZionZionzīˈən [key] or SionZionsīˈən [key], section of Jerusalem, defined in the Bible as the City of David. Originally the name referred to the Jebusite fortress conquered by David,…Brewer's: Screw
(A), meaning a small quantity, is in allusion to the habit of putting a small quantity of small articles into a “screw of paper.” An old screw. One who keeps his money tight, and doles it…Brewer's: Screwed
Intoxicated. A playful synonym of tight, which again is a playful synonym of blown out. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Screwed on RightScrew Plot A B C…Leopold II, king of the Belgians
(Encyclopedia) Leopold II, 1835–1909, king of the Belgians (1865–1909), son and successor of Leopold I. His reign saw great industrial and colonial expansion. In 1876 he organized, with the help of H…Brewer's: Screw Loose
(A). Something amiss. The allusion is to joinery kept together by screws. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Screw PlotScrew A B C D E F G H I J K L…Brewer's: Screw Plot
(The). 1708, when Queen Anne went to St. Paul's to offer thanksgivings for the victory of Oudenarde. The tale is that the plotters took out certain screw-bolts from the beams of the…Brewer's: Screwed on Right
His head was screwed on right. He was clear-headed and right-thinking. “His heart was in the right place ... and his head was screwed on right, too.” —Boldrewood: Robbery under Arms, xv…Brewer's: Archimedes Screw
An endless screw, used for raising water, propelling ships, etc., invented by Archimedes of Syracuse. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Architect of his own…South, the
(Encyclopedia) South, the, region of the United States embracing the southeastern and south-central parts of the country. Traditionally, all states S of the Mason-Dixon Line and the Ohio River (…Trending
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