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Brewer's: Man of the Sea
(See Old , etc.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Man of the Third RepublicMan of the Hill A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W…Brewer's: Dry Sea
(A). A sandy desert. The camel is the ship of the desert. We read of the Persian sea of sand. “The see that men slepen the gravely see, that is alle gravelle and sond with outen only drope…Brewer's: King of the Sea
(The). The herring. “The head of an average-sized whale is from fifteen to sixteen feet [about one-third the length], and the lips open some six or eight feet; yet to such a mouth there is…Brewer's: Euxine Sea
(The)—i.e. the hospitable sea. It was formerly called Axine (inhospitable). So the “Cape of Good Hope” was called the Cape of Despair. “Beneventum” was originally called Maleventum, and “…Brewer's: High Seas
All the sea which is not the property of a particular country. The sea three miles out belongs to the adjacent coast, and is called mare clausum. High-seas, like high-ways, means for the…Brewer's: Great Sea
(The). So the Mediterranean Sea was called by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Great UnknownGreat Scott A B C D E F G H…Brewer's: Green Sea
The Persian Gulf; so called from a remarkable strip of water of a green colour along the Arabian coast. Between 1690 and 1742 the 2nd Life Guards were facetiously called “The Green Sea”…Is the Red Sea red?
The Question: Is the Red Sea red? If so, why? The Answer: Of course it's not actually red, but sometimes it appears that way. Located between the East African coast and the Saudi Arabian…Bahrain's two seas
The Question: Your almanac says the country name "Bahrain" means "two seas." What language is that in, and what two seas does it refer to? The Answer…The Fastest Fish in the Sea
The Question: I read the list of the fastest animals on land at your site. But I was wondering what is the fastest animal in the sea might be? The Answer: According to Guinness World Records,…Trending
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