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Significant Recordings of 2001
AerosmithAmerican Hi FiTori AmosThe Black CrowesBlink-182BjörkMariah CareyEliza CarthyShawn ColvinThe CranberriesDave Matthews BandDestiny's ChildBob DylanMelissa EtheridgeMacy GrayThe Isley…Brewer's: Torture
(2 syl.). The most celebrated instruments of torture were the rack, called by the English “the Duke of Exeter's daughter,” the thumbikins, or thumbscrews, the boots, the princers, the…Brewer's: Hare-stone
Hour-stone Boundary stone in the parish of Sancred (Cornwall), with a heap of stones round it. It is thought that these stones were set up for a similar purpose as the column set up by…Brewer's: Hares shift their Sex
It was once thought that hares are sexless, or that they change their sex every year. “Lepores omnes utrumque sexum habent.” Munsterus. Snakes that cast their coats for new, Cameleons…Brewer's: Cat and Kittens
A public-house sign, alluding to the pewter-pots so called. Stealing these pots is termed “Cat and kitten sneaking.” We still call a large kettle a kitchen, and speak of a soldier's kit (…turtle
(Encyclopedia) turtle, a reptile of the order Chelonia, with strong, beaked, toothless jaws and, usually, an armorlike shell. The shell normally consists of bony plates overlaid with horny shields.…Speed of Animals
Most of the following measurements are for maximum speeds over approximate quarter-mile distances. Exceptions—which are included to give a wide range of animals—are the lion and elephant,…Aesop
The ancient storyteller Aesop is famous for his fables: short tales which illustrated truths about life and human nature. Most of Aesop's fables feature familiar animals, including "The Grasshopper…Aesop's Fables: The Dog in the Manger
by Aesop Jupiter and the TortoiseThe Two BagsThe Dog in the Manger A Dog was lying in a Manger on the hay which had been put there for the cattle, and when they came and tried to eat, he…Aesop's Fables: The Kid on the Housetop
by Aesop The Tortoise and the EagleThe Fox without a TailThe Kid on the Housetop A Kid climbed up on to the roof of an outhouse, attracted by the grass and other things that grew in the…Trending
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