Official formality; so called because lawyers and government officials tie their papers together with red tape. Charles Dickens introduced the phrase. “There is a good deal of red tape at…
(A). A policeman. Cop (A). A copperhead (q.v.). Cop To throw, as cop it here. The word properly means to beat or strike, as to cop a shuttlecock or ball with a bat. (Greek, copto,…
The Question:
What is the world's largest man-made lake?
The Answer:
At 204,800,000,000 cubic meters, Owen Falls in Uganda is the largest. That is, if you're curious, about 45 trillion gallons…
(1) Owen Glendower's Oak, at Shelton, near Shrewsbury, was in full growth in 1403, for in this tree Owen Glendower witnessed the great battle between Henry IV. and Henry Percy. Six or…
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