Heath-fowl; in contradistinction to red game, as grouse. The male bird is called a blackcock. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Black GenevanBlack Friday A B…
A worthy subject of banter; one who exposes himself to ridicule. “Bourrienne is fair game; but the whole of his statements are not worthless.” —The Spectator, Feb. 18th, 1888. Source:…
(Encyclopedia) cribbagecribbagekrĭbˈĭj [key], card game played by two persons with a deck of 52 cards and a scoring (pegging) device known as a cribbage board. The board contains four rows of 30…
Wasn't this supposed to be the year of the home run? Then how is it that Major League Baseball has seen a 20-strikeout game and a perfect game pitched in the same month? New York Yankees…
(Encyclopedia) hockey, field, outdoor stick and ball game. Field hockey, like many sports, is of obscure origins, but traces in one form or another to the ancient Egyptians and Persians, making it…
(Encyclopedia) pike, common name for the family Esocidae, freshwater game and food fishes of Europe, Asia, and North America. The pike, the muskellunge, and the pickerel form a small but well-known…
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