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St. Nicholas of Bari was called "the Boy Bishop" because from his cradle he manifested marvellous indications of piety; the custom of choosing a boy from the cathedral choir, etc., on his day (December 6th), as a mock bishop, is very ancient. The boy possessed episcopal honour for three weeks, and the rest of the choir were his prebendaries. If he died during his time of office he was buried in pontificalibus.
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Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
A younger man romantically involved with an older woman
Boyfriend.
A book-battle between Charles Boyle, fourth Earl of Orrery, and the famous Bentley, respecting the Epistles of Phalans, which were edited by Boyle in 1695. Two years later Bentley published his cele- brated Dissertation, showing that the epistles (see PHALARIS) were spurious, and in 1699 published another rejoinder, utterly annihilat- ing the Boyle partisans. Swift's Battle of the Books (q.v.) was one result of the controversy.
A course of eight sermons on natural and revealed religion delivered annually at St. Mary-le-Bow Church, London. They were instituted by the Hon. Robert Boyle, and began m 1692, the year after his death.
The volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure if the temperature remains constant. If we double the pressure on a gas, its volume is reduced to one-half; if we quadruple the pressure, it will be reduced to one-fourth; and so on; so called from the Hon. Robert Boyle (1627-9 l).
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Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Boys are expected to be rambunctious and misbehave
The Brace tavern; a room in the S.E. corner of the King's Bench, where, for the convenience of prisoners residing thereabouts, beer purchased at the tap-house was retailed at a halfpenny per pot advance. It was kept by two brothers of the name of Partridge, and thence called the Brace.
a hand-powered drill
In 1305 Robert Bruce was crowned at Scone king of Scotland, but, being attacked by the English, retreated to Ireland, and all supposed him to be dead.
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Ugly, hard-featured.
Money.
Money. Properly a small kind of nails used by cobblers.—Compare HORSE NAILS.
It's better to be reliable than to just talk about it
Vain-glorious fellow, a boaster.
Mead and ale sweetened with honey.
The right to boast about something
(Gr. gumnos, naked; sophistes, sages ) Gyp flip). The name at Cambridge (and at Durham) for a college servant, who acts as valet to two or more undergraduates, the counterpart of the Oxford scout. He differs from a bedmaker, inasmuch as he does not make beds; but he runs on errands, waits at table, wakes men for morning charjel, brushes their clothes, and so on. The word is probably from gippo, a 17th-century term for a scullion. Gypsy.
completely different
The old Scottish cap, made of milled woollen, without seam or lining.
a sudden, intense idea or inspiration
a helmet, especially for a motorcycle or bicycle
Entertainment that is enjoyable but lacks intellectual substance
Loss of skilled workers to another country or region
a person of extremely high intelligence
a very difficult or complex task
The skull, and BRAIN-CANISTER, the head. Both pugilistic and exchangeable terms.
If you had as much brains as guts, what a clever fellow you would be! a saying to a stupid fat fellow. To have some guts in his brains; to know something.
A derisive appellation for an agriculturist.—Suffolk.
Freckled. He was christened by a baker, he carries the bran in his face.
Quite new. Properly Brent, BRAND or Fire new, i.e., fresh from the anvil, or fresh with the manufacturer’s brand upon it.
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To try new things or explore new areas of interest
Poverty, Mendicity, and Crime; or, The Facts, Examinations, &c., upon which the Report was founded, presented to the House of Lords by W. A. Miles, Esq., to which is added a Dictionary of the Flash or Cant Language, known to every Thief and Beggar, edited by H. Brandon, Esq., 8vo. 1839.
Brandy is Latin for a goose; a memento to prevent the animal from rising in the stomach by a glass of the good creature.
Queen Anne who was very fond of brandy. On her statue in St. Paul's Churchyard a wit once wrote : — Brandy Nan, Brandy Nan, left in the lurch, Her face to the gin-shop, her back to the church.
Brandy and water.—Anglo-Indian.
Brandy and water. Pax (paks) (Lat, peace). The "kiss of peace," which is given at High Mass. It is omitted on Maundy Thursday.
One of the 365 American drinks, made of brandy and crushed ice.
Red-faced, as if from drinking brandy.
Money. "Tin" is also used, and so are most forms of metal.
an invisible barrier to advancement, especially for women
something completely worthless
A soldier's name for a staff officer, or an officer of high rank. It dates from the South African War (1899-1902), and refers to the gold oak leaves with which such officers* hats were ornamented on the brim.
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Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
To pay a debt or hand over money.
Broken victuals. Used by tramps and cadgers.
Extremely annoyed or frustrated
Prostitute.
A child of either sex. Generally used in an offensive sense.
to endure a difficult situation with courage
A vicar of Bray; one who frequently changes his principles, always siding with the strongest party: an allusion to a vicar of Bray, in Berkshire, commemorated in a well-known ballad for the pliability of his conscience.
The age of war and violence. It followed the silver age.
The legend of the wonderful head of brass that could speak and was omniscient is common property to early romances, and is of Eastern origin. In Valentine and Orson, for instance, we hear of a gigantic head kept in the castle of the giant Ferragus (q. v.). of Portugal .