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Brewer's: Walking Gentleman
(A), in theatrical parlance, means one who has little or nothing to say, but is expected to deport himself as a gentleman when before the lights…Brewer's: Walking Sword
(A). A short, light sword, when long swords wielded by two hands were in use. (See Sir W. Scott's Abbot, chap. xx.) Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Dobby's Walk
The goblin's haunt or beat. Dobby is an archaic word for a goblin or brownie. (See Washington Irving's Bracebridge Hall, ii. 183-6.) Dobby also means an imbecile old man. “The Dobby's walk…Brewer's: Cock of the Walk
The dominant bully or master spirit. The place where barn-door fowls are fed is called the walk, and if there is more than one cock they will fight for the supremacy of this domain.…Brewer's: Duke's Walk
To meet one in the Duke's Walk. An invitation to fight a duel. In the vicinity of Holyrood House is a place called the Duke's Walk, from being the favourite promenade of the Duke of York,…Brewer's: Birdcage Walk
(St. James's Park, London); so called from an aviary. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Birmingham PoetBird's-eye View A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…Amy Lowell: Walk
WalkOver the street the white clouds meet, and sheer away without touching.On the sidewalks, boys are playing marbles. Glass marbles, with amber and blue hearts, roll together and part with…Aldrin, Buzz
(Encyclopedia) Aldrin, BuzzAldrin, Buzzôlˈdrĭn [key] (Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.), 1930–, American astronaut, b. Montclair, N.J. After graduating from West Point (1951), Aldrin joined the U.S. air…Sentence Agreement: Walk This Way
Walk This WaySentence AgreementIntroductionCollective NounsIndefinite PronounsWalk This WayAgree to Disagree Now you know the main rules of agreement, so the rest of this business must be a piece…Brewer's: Walk not in the Public Ways
The fifth symbol of the Protreptics of Iambichus, meaning follow not the multitude in their evil ways; or, wide is the path of sin and narrow the path…