A cat, hare, or rabbit. (Irish, pus, a cat.) It is said that the word, applied to a hare or rabbit, is from the Latin lepus, Frenchified into le pus. True or not, the pun may pass muster.…
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark September 20, 1804September 22, 1804September 21, 1804 21st of September 1804 Friday 1804, last night or reather this morng at a half past one…
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 14, 1805June 16, 1805June 15, 1805 Saturday June 15th 1805. This morning the men again were sent to bring in some more meat which Drewyer…
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or La Belle Sauvage = Pocahontas. According to one derivation it is a contraction of Isabelle Savage, who originally kept the inn. It is some-what remarkable that the sign of the inn was a…
Vacillating, swaying from side to side like a bell. A man whose mind jangles out of tune from delirium, drunkenness, or temporary insanity, is said to have his wits gone bell-wavering. “I…
Apollo received this aristocratic soubriquet from the following incident: Crinis, one of his priests, having neglected his official duties, Apollo sent against him a swarm of rats: but the…
A Capulet; a “fiery” young noble. (Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet.) It is the name given to the cat in the story of Reynard the Fox. Hence Mercutio says, “Tybalt, you rat-catcher, will you…
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