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Brewer's: Thirteenpence-halfpenny
A hangman. So called because thirteenpence-halfpenny was at one time his wages for hanging a man. (See Hangman.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Thirty
A man at thirty must be either a fool or a physician. (Tiberius.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Thirty TyrantsThirteenpence-halfpenny A B C D E F G…Brewer's: Thirteens
Throwing the thirteens about. A thirteen is an Irish shilling, which, prior to 1825, was worth 13 pence, and many years after that date, although reduced to the English standard, went by…Brewer's: Hangman's Wages
131/2d. The fee given to the executioner at Tyburn, with 1 1/2d. for the rope. This was the value of a Scotch merk, and therefore points to the reign of James, who decreed that “the coin…Brewer's: Christian Traditions
connected with natural objects. 1. Birds, Beasts, and Fishes. The Ass: Cross on the back. (See Ass.) Bunting. (See Yellowhammer.) The Crossbill has nothing to do with the Christian…Numbers: 3
Numbers Chapter 3 1 These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the LORD spake with Moses in mount Sinai. 2 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron;…Brewer's: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: T
E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 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 Z T T.Y.C. T-Rule Tab Tabard Tabardar Tabarin Tabby Tabla Rasa Table Table…Trending
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