Search
Search results
Displaying 1 - 10
Brewer's: Greyhound
“A greyhounde shoulde be heded like a snake, And neked like a Drake; Foted like a Kat, Tayled like a Rat; Syded like a Teme, Chyned like a Beme.” (Dame Berner.) “Syded like a teme,”…dog racing
(Encyclopedia) dog racing, trials of speed between dogs. Now contested on oval tracks, the sport developed from the ancient practice of coursing, in which specially trained dogs chase game animals in…greyhound
(Encyclopedia) greyhound, breed of tall, swift, sight hound developed nearly 5,000 years ago in Egypt. It stands about 26 in. (66 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs about 65 lb (29.5 kg). Its short…pointer
(Encyclopedia) pointer, breed of large sporting dog developed in England more than 300 years ago. It stands between 23 and 26 in. (58.4–66.4 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs between 50 and 60 lb (…Brewer's: Dog
This long article is subdivided into eleven parts: 1. Dogs of note. 2. Dogs of noted persons. 3. Dogs models of their species. 4. Dogs in phrases. 5. Dogs used metaphorically, etc. 6. Dogs…Brewer's: Greycoats
Russian soldiers of the line, who wear grey coats. “You might think of him thus calm and collected charging his rifle for one more shot at the advancing greycoats.” —Besant and Rice: By…Brewer's: Greys
The Scotch Greys. The 2nd (Royal North British) Dragoons, so called because they are mounted on grey horses. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Joe Black 2002 Deaths
Joe BlackAge: 78 Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher, who won rookie of the year honors and became the first black pitcher to win a World Series game in 1952; helped Brooklyn win National League pennant…William Shakespeare: Henry V, Act III, Scene I
Scene IFrance. Before HarfleurAlarum. Enter King Henry, Exeter, Bedford, Gloucester, and Soldiers, with scaling-laddersKing Henry VOnce more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close…Brewer's: Mahmoud of Ghizni
the conqueror of India in the 11th century, kept 400 greyhounds and bloodhounds, each of which wore a jewelled collar taken from the necks of captive sultanas. Source: Dictionary of…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
