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Brewer's: Boot
I will give you that to boot, i.e. in addition. The Anglo-Saxon boot or bot means “compensation.” (Gothic, bôta, profit.) “As anyone shall be more powerful ... or higher in degree, shall…Brewer's: Bootless Errand
An unprofitable or futile message. The Saxon bot means “reparation”- “overplus to profit”; as “I will give you that to boot”; “what boots it me?” (what does it profit me?). I sent him…Brewer's: Botty
Conceited. The frog that tried to look as big as an ox was a “botty” frog (Norfolk ). A similar word is “swell,” though not identical in meaning. “Bumpkin” and “bumptious” are of similar…The True George Washington: Family Relations: His Wife's Family
His Wife's FamilyOf his wife's kith and kin Washington was equally fond. Both alone and with Mrs. Washington he often visited her mother, Mrs. Dandridge, and in 1773 he wrote to a brother-in-…Notable Scientists
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(Encyclopedia) essential oils, volatile oils that occur in plants and in general give to the plants their characteristic odors, flavors, or other such properties. Essential oils are found in various…honeysuckle
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Trumpet honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens honeysuckle, common name for some members of the Caprifoliaceae, a family comprised mostly of vines and shrubs of the Northern…Botany Science Projects
Science projects for all grades. More Science Projects Biology Science ProjectsChemistry Science ProjectsEarth Science ProjectsPhysical Science ProjectsRelated Links Botany:…Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Chapter IV
Chapter IV Mr. Hopkins remained but a short time in the office of overseer. Why his career was so short, I do not know, but suppose he lacked the necessary severity to suit Colonel Lloyd. Mr.…recognition
(Encyclopedia) recognition, acknowledgment of the admission of new states into the international community by political action of states that are already members. Its derivation is found in the…Trending
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