Tom Thumb A poor woodman sat in his cottage one night, smoking his pipe by the fireside, while his wife sat by his side spinning. 'How lonely it is, wife,' said he, as he puffed out a long…
Tib is the ace of trumps, and Tom is the knave of trumps in the game of Gleek. “That gamester needs must overcome, That can play both Tib and Tom.” Randolph: Hermuphrodite, p. 640.…
The ground or tenement of a sluggard. The expression occurs in Dicken's Christmas story, 1861. Tidler is a contraction of “the idler” or t'idler. The game so called consists in this: Tom…
A New Symbol for Healthy Eating
by Catherine McNiff
In June 2011, First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack unveiled MyPlate, the new symbol of healthy…
Tom May's Death As one put drunk into the Packet-boat,
Tom May was hurry'd hence and did not know't.
But was amaz'd on the Elysian side,
And with an Eye uncertain, gazing wide,
Could not…
Tom Parker show-business manager Known as the Colonel, Parker built Elvis Presley into an international phenomenon, dictating the path of the King's career from 1955 until Presley's death in…
Tom WatsonBorn: Sept. 4, 1949Golfer 6-time PGA Player of the Year (1977-80,82,84); has won 5 British Opens, 2 Masters and a U.S. Open; 4-time Ryder Cup member and captain of 1993 team; 34 PGA…
Tom WilkinsonactorBirthplace: Leeds, England British character actor who long acted in supporting roles, often portraying emotionally troubled men, before gaining international notice as a…
Tom SelleckactorBorn: 1/29/1945Birthplace: Detroit Emmy Award-winning telelvision and film actor best known for his role as the suave, mustachioed private investigator Thomas Magnum on Magnum, P.I…
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