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Brewer's: Time-bargain
(A), in Stock, is a speculation, not an investment. A time-bargain is made to buy or sell again as soon as possible and receive the difference realised. An investment is made for the sake…Brewer's: Saut Lairds o' Dunscore
(The). Lords or gentlefolk who have only a name but no money. The tale is that the “puir wee lairds of Dunscore” clubbed together to buy a stone of salt, which was doled out to the…Brewer's: Sinews of War
Money, which buys the sinews, and makes them act vigorously. Men will not fight without wages, and the materials of war must be paid for. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Daily Internet Activities
Activity Percent of those with Internet access Most recent survey date 1. Use the…Brewer's: Man of Straw
(A). A person without capital. It used to be customary for a number of worthless fellows to loiter about our law-courts to become false witness or surety for anyone who would buy their…Brewer's: Market-penny
(A). Money for refreshments given to those who go to market. Now, however, it means a toll surreptitiously exacted by servants sent out to buy goods for their master. Source: Dictionary…Brewer's: Drug
It is a mere drug in the market. Something not called for, which no one will buy. French drogue = rubbish, as Ce n'est que de la drogue; hence droguet (drugget), inferior carpet-cloth made…The True George Washington: Tastes and Amusements: Food
FoodIn food Washington took what came with philosophy. "If you meet with collegiate fare, it will be unmanly to complain," he told his grandson, though he once complained in camp that "we are…Doctor Knowall
Doctor Knowall There was once upon a time a poor peasant called Crabb, who drove with two oxen a load of wood to the town, and sold it to a doctor for two talers. When the money was being…Jesse Owens
Track star Jesse Owens defiantly bucks Hitler by Mike Morrison Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. (Source:AP) Related Links Olympics Overview 2012Track & Field…Trending
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