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Brewer's: Running Footman
The last of these menials died out with the infamous Duke of Queensberry. In the early part of the eighteenth century no great house was complete without some half-dozen of them. Their…Brewer's: Running the Hood
It is said that an old lady was passing over Haxey Hill, when the wind blew away her hood. Some boys began tossing it from one to the other, and the old lady so enjoyed the fun that she…Brewer's: Running Leather
His shoes are made of running leather. He is given to roving. Probably the pun is between roar and run. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Running…Brewer's: Running Thursday
In the beginning of the reign of William III. a rumour ran that the French and Irish Papists had landed; a terrible panic ensued, and the people betook themselves to the country, running…Brewer's: Running Water
No enchantment can subsist in a living stream; if, therefore, a person can interpose a brook betwixt himself and the witches, sprites, or goblins chasing him, he is in perfect safety.…Brewer's: Long Run
In the long run. Eventually. Here “long run” is not the correlative of a “short run,” but the Latin adverb demum, ultimately; in French, “A la longue.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…800-Meter Run
800-Meter Run 1896 Edwin Flack, Australia 2:11.00 1900 Alfred Tysoe, Great Britain 2:01.40 1904…Running High Jump
1896 Ellery Clark, United States 5 ft 11.25 in 1900 Irving Baxter, United States 6 ft 2.75 in…Longest Broadway Runs
The Phantom of the Opera is there... at the top spot. Broadway has long been a heart of theater and culture, and its most famous productions have had some very long runs. Find the 25 longest…Home Run Records
The Question: Which baseball players have hit four home runs in one game, and when did they do it? The Answer: Fifteen Major League Baseball…Trending
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