Hens that a tenant pays to his landlord, as a sort of rent in kind (ill-fed hens). (Guy Mannering, v.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894KaiserKailyal A B C…
(A). A stone bottle for holding liquor. Large and small pewter pots mixed together are called “hen and chickens.” “A dirty leather wallet lay near the sleeper, ... also a grey-hen which…
As fussy as a hen with one chick. Over-anxious about small matters; over-particular and fussy. A hen with one chick is for ever clucking it, and never leaves it in independence a single…
Doug SahmAge: 58 versatile musician who was considered the granddaddy of Texas rock and country music. He was best known for his organ-driven Tex-Mex tunes. His most recent band, the Texas…
Doug WickenheiserAge: 37 St. Louis Blues center from 1983-87, best remembered for his overtime playoff goal in 1986 that became known as the "Monday Night Miracle"; on May 12, 1986 St. Louis…
(A). A moor-hen. (Stagnum [Latin], a pool, pond, or stank [tank still common]; sto, to stand.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Stannary CourtsStanhope Lens…
A courtesan who is won by money. “Ere ... I would drown myself for the love of a Guinea-hen, I would change my humanity with a baboon.” —Shakespeare: Othello, i. 3. Source: Dictionary of…
Doug MillerAge: 28 San Diego Chargers linebacker from 1992-95 who appeared in Super Bowl XXIX; was struck by lightning twice while camping on the Colorado RiverDied: Dotsero, Colo., July 21…
Doug MichelsAge: 59 avant-garde artist and architect who, with Chip Lord, created Ant Farm, an “underground” architectural firm. The group created “Cadillac Ranch,” an installation of 10…
Doug BlosserAge: 21 third-round pick of the Kansas City Royals in the 1995 amateur draft; hit .296 with 12 home runs and 50 RBI as a first baseman in 1997 for Class A Spokane of the…
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