The All-CFL team as selected by a Football Reporters of Canada panel. Holdovers from the 1996 team are in bold type. Offense DefenseWRMilt Stegall, Win.EElfrid Payton, Mon.WRAlfred Jackson,…
A John or Johnny Wilde is one who wears himself to skin and bone to add house to house and barn to barn. The tale is that John Wilde, of Rodenkerchen,…
The All-CFL team as selected by a Football Reporters of Canada panel. Holdovers from the 1997 team are in bold type. Offense DefenseWRTerry Vaughn, Calg.EJoe Montford, Ham.WRDon Narcisse,…
or Johnny Crapaud. A Frenchman; so called from the device of the ancient kings of France, “three toads erect, saltant.” (Guillim's Display of Heraldrie, 1611.) Nostradamus, in the…
(2 syl.). Handcuffs. This is derived from “Darby and Joan,” because originally two prisoners were linked together as Darby and Joan. “Hark ye! Jem Clink will fetch you the darbies.” —Sir…
