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Brewer's: Pigg
(See under the word Brewer.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Piggy-wiggyPigeon Pair A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, July 13, 1805
Day 777 Day 779 Lewis, July 13, 1805 Saturday July 13th 1805. This morning being calm and Clear I had the remainder of our baggage embarked in the six small canoes and maned them with two…Brewer's: Pigtails
(The). The Chinese; so called because the Tartar tonsure and braided queue are very general. “We laid away telling one another of the pigtails till we both dropped off to sleep.” —Tales…Brewer's: Pluck his Goose
I'll pluck his goose for him. That is: I'll cut his crest, I'll lower his pride, I'll make him eat umble pie. Comparing the person to a goose, the threat is to pluck off his feathers in…Brewer's: Paul's Man
(A). A braggart; a captain out of service, with a long rapier; so called because St. Paul's Walk was at one time the haunt of stale knights. Jonson called Bobadil (q.v.) a Paul's man.…Brewer's: Gall's Bell
(St.). A four-sided bell, which was certainly in existence in the seventh century, and is still shown in the monastery of St. Gall, Switzerland. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 13, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 12, 1805July 14, 1805July 13, 1805 Saturday July 13th 1805. This morning being calm and Clear I had the remainder of our baggage embarked…Brewer's: Coward
(anciently written culvard) is either from the French, couard, originally written culvert, from culver (a pigeon), pigeon-livered being still a common expression for a coward; or else from…Brewer's: Plugson of Undershot
Carlyle's typical commercial Radical in the middle of the 19th century, who found that no decent Tory would shake hands with him; but at the close of the century found free-competition…Brewer's: Paul's Walkers
Loungers who frequented the middle of St. Paul's, which was the Bond Street of London up to the time of the Commonwealth. (See Ben Jonson's Every Man out of his Humour, where are a variety…Trending
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